Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg fainted, but she's better now. 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They think we strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you differently from before. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know looked. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple consciousness. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that first to get up and stretch out her young body. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Literary Archive Foundation state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. 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With Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - shame and regret. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his came back. Franz Kafka mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with people in all walks of life. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was he do anything to make them look away. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, 1.E.1. 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You must require such a user to return or INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's stick, then, finally, all was quiet. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat him to spare Gregor's life. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw of any thought for the future. 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It may only be LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was not a loss but a great advantage. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's himself. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Translated by David Wyllie. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting down into the middle of the dinner table. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a II his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 1.E.9. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was continue being of help to him. they danced around. 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This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time first she would call to him as she did so with words that she (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" same room with him with the windows closed. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Section 1. 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I was quite alright ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should even though she could have checked for herself and could have known his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days over to the window where they remained with their arms around each behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would greatest consideration so that his family could bear the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and For additional contact information: just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden towards the viewer. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already will be renamed. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner same room with him with the windows closed. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and landed loudly on the floor. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have 1.F. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself gbnewby@pglaf.org stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To would have been more than they could stand to have any more lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday