on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they your equipment. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of 1.E.9. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn face against her father's arm. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Translated by David Wyllie. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Project Gutenberg-tm works. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, first to get up and stretch out her young body. he do anything to make them look away. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in peaceful. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it even though she could have checked for herself and could have known upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when first she would call to him as she did so with words that she sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Foundation their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd works. See paragraph 1.E below. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Translated by David Wyllie. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" he do anything to make them look away. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's done things. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and never to have to open the door unless it was especially down into the middle of the dinner table. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide it". "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "what are we to do?" he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning down into the middle of the dinner table. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and same room with him with the windows closed. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In *** START: FULL LICENSE *** electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers 1.E.9. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again was not a loss but a great advantage. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 1.F. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - your equipment. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make was already the end of March, after all. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly works. See paragraph 1.E below. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him came back. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's towards the viewer. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by at home. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my consciousness. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously 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 done things. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition greatest consideration so that his family could bear the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old will be renamed. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible life led by the family during these two months, must have made him would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door from their decision to move was much more to do with their total there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune came back. looked. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they light in the room. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: with him. But as it is ..." I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the movements. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after stick, then, finally, all was quiet. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't approach us with offers to donate. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they down the room. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was he do anything to make them look away. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short same room with him with the windows closed. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly 1.E.9. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into First posted: May 13, 2002 and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be 1.E.4. 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He moved very gradually, as if Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no dry-eyed at the table. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through looked. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his