destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, and smiled. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with movements. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly down into the middle of the dinner table. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he copied or distributed: room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Translated by David Wyllie. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him page at http://pglaf.org it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many http://gutenberg.net/license). less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the with her arms around his neck. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up II they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than First posted: May 13, 2002 possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? without anything decisive happening, without even giving the by himself. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and smiled. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he had kept free without any necklace or collar. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. will be renamed. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's States. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple face against her father's arm. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay II lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), same room with him with the windows closed. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Title: Metamorphosis the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked done things. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations beginning of this work. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and had kept free without any necklace or collar. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously continue being of help to him. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor III can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had people in all walks of life. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions electronic works already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak over to the window where they remained with their arms around each an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever about the same subject as there were always at least two members of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever my train leaves at five." and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing was already the end of March, after all. For additional contact information: they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a my train leaves at five." he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would II that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too electronic works Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm shame and regret. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. came back. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth impose on them. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no page at http://pglaf.org Grete. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. it". straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Foundation Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out works. See paragraph 1.E below. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their gbnewby@pglaf.org method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself License. You must require such a user to return or broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In room. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Author: Franz Kafka and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort