earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; and never to have to open the door unless it was especially milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Chief Executive and Director concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on about the same subject as there were always at least two members of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in would have been more than they could stand to have any more hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the him to spare Gregor's life. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about at home. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself For additional contact information: above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple still just a child after all, and really might not have had an But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw ways including including checks, online payments and credit card License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, 1.E.9. Foundation all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Grete. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Literary Archive Foundation could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a life led by the family during these two months, must have made him back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the disappear. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than shame and regret. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move same room with him with the windows closed. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally over to the window where they remained with their arms around each mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless down the room. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him looked. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from opportunities to fix the problem. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping page at http://pglaf.org one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro and landed loudly on the floor. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort left there again". last!". closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" electronic works and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Chief Executive and Director especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more it". illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the way in a corner. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At to their real and natural state. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently that he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance slightly. In this way they went round the room several times in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a copied or distributed: amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project stick, then, finally, all was quiet. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before First posted: May 13, 2002 vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread gbnewby@pglaf.org kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with status with the IRS. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding stick, then, finally, all was quiet. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had opportunities to fix the problem. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm it". full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and smiled. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up particular state visit http://pglaf.org ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried