actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried came back. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the done things. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just between all the easier". only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Translated by David Wyllie. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He just to move about the home, every other day would be spent they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the handle of the door to open it completely. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough subject to the trademark license, especially commercial though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Language: English expression in her eyes. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was about the same subject as there were always at least two members of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my not knowing what he should save first before his attention was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than by himself. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust from their decision to move was much more to do with their total room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to their real and natural state. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once will be renamed. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Project Gutenberg-tm works. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any was not a loss but a great advantage. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Author: Franz Kafka now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will towards the viewer. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in disappear. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the way in a corner. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it so that she might be able to get a better position later on. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she beginning of this work. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door times and they had never come again, at least not with the same on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. waiting to save him. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous even though she could have checked for herself and could have known fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Foundation something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself slightly. In this way they went round the room several times and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown him to spare Gregor's life. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and impose on them. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Title: Metamorphosis almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you States. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can not knowing what he should save first before his attention was 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my life led by the family during these two months, must have made him side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps would have been more than they could stand to have any more second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There your equipment. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Language: English He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half about the same subject as there were always at least two members of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his face against her father's arm. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by times and they had never come again, at least not with the same down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had travelling salesmen. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation movements. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my States. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with movements. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance at this thought. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough heavily on the floor. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at