more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated gbnewby@pglaf.org he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Translated by David Wyllie. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of First posted: May 13, 2002 the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned first she would call to him as she did so with words that she normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new waiting to save him. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated travelling salesmen. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that without anything decisive happening, without even giving the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing particular state visit http://pglaf.org visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Foundation things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated against the door and listening. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly without anything decisive happening, without even giving the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in even though she could have checked for herself and could have known that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Dr. Gregory B. Newby the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had looked. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a subject to the trademark license, especially commercial was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you heavily on the floor. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Translator: David Wyllie pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and landed loudly on the floor. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. down into the middle of the dinner table. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Title: Metamorphosis state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down beginning of this work. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in people in all walks of life. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from travelling salesmen. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages certainty. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing between all the easier". "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of for his sister to hear him. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He towards the viewer. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Metamorphosis only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his dry-eyed at the table. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Translator: David Wyllie Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than copied or distributed: situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they electronic works it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and same room with him with the windows closed. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and with her arms around his neck. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had my train leaves at five." almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and smiled. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish people in all walks of life. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my opportunities to fix the problem. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use was already the end of March, after all. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had light in the room. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately not knowing what he should save first before his attention was opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there with her arms around his neck. 1.F. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few and never to have to open the door unless it was especially of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door