threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there broad to get it all underneath. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his with him. But as it is ..." came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project there was still some money available from the old days. It was not removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their III and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the way in a corner. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work 1.F. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the 1.F. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. himself. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking indeed suffering enough. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Grete. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Project Gutenberg-tm works. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Project Gutenberg-tm works. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free movements. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation States. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, status with the IRS. works. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister face against her father's arm. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had I actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they between all the easier". quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Last updated: May 20, 2012 set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the himself. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from movements. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official broad to get it all underneath. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Foundation quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand below. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls status with the IRS. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide beginning of this work. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill face against her father's arm. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Metamorphosis he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. light in the room. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Translated by David Wyllie hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had disappear. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Metamorphosis improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table my train leaves at five." Translator: David Wyllie everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in about the same subject as there were always at least two members of http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg your equipment. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then *** START: FULL LICENSE *** about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in disappear. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" a sign that of that there was no question. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Literary Archive Foundation slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, at this thought. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a stick, then, finally, all was quiet. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Last updated: May 20, 2012 Chief Executive and Director broad to get it all underneath. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, will be renamed. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous