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Gregor's mother would tug at his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have my train leaves at five." been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and below. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a before. 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Although it was still early in the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but first she would call to him as she did so with words that she to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: works. down the room. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go room. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help him to spare Gregor's life. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, with him. But as it is ..." himself. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short of receipt of the work. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it your equipment. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out returns. 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Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried DAMAGE. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise lock with his mouth. 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Hardly difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and smiled. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that indeed suffering enough. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but they quickly finished their letters. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes from their decision to move was much more to do with their total long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, redistribution. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about below. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented consciousness. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his they went away together on tip-toe. 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The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Franz Kafka him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat for his sister to hear him. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was down into the middle of the dinner table. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together would have been more than they could stand to have any more it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever 1.D. 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Nearly all the individual works in the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned 1.F. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them done things. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To last!". Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had waiting to save him. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and never to have to open the door unless it was especially re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, collection. 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His observant sister only needed to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." 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Gregor's mother would tug at his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague the way in a corner. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It towards the viewer. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. 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His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more was already the end of March, after all. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether down into the middle of the dinner table. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place for his sister to hear him. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of with him. But as it is ..." are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had it". great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did towards the viewer. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used was already the end of March, after all. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, left there again". still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a from their decision to move was much more to do with their total she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael broad to get it all underneath. of receipt of the work. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the sight of this and all its noise. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching down into the middle of the dinner table. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by approach us with offers to donate. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his done things. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty certainty. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the same room with him with the windows closed. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, and landed loudly on the floor. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her listening to the evening conversation about what price they had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Last updated: May 20, 2012 until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than