against the door and listening. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Literary Archive Foundation "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment things had become superfluous which, although they could not be helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to their real and natural state. between all the easier". able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by *** START: FULL LICENSE *** chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would States. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of dry-eyed at the table. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm III would have been more than they could stand to have any more line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every at home. copied or distributed: not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance even though she could have checked for herself and could have known become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way and landed loudly on the floor. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly a sign that of that there was no question. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Author: Franz Kafka Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. gbnewby@pglaf.org to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more beginning of this work. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like expression in her eyes. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from stick, then, finally, all was quiet. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be down into the middle of the dinner table. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have http://gutenberg.net/license). confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself I been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far against the door and listening. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness First posted: May 13, 2002 concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be expression in her eyes. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not waiting to save him. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something http://www.gutenberg.net If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the way in a corner. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, of receipt of the work. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his with her arms around his neck. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the travelling salesmen. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had things had become superfluous which, although they could not be thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to a sign that of that there was no question. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Language: English overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. differently from before. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Foundation splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gutenberg-tm License. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd States. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when left there again". permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Franz Kafka attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as opportunities to fix the problem. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand for his sister to hear him. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, DAMAGE. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps looked. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to a sign that of that there was no question. Translated by David Wyllie. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as before. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the handle of the door to open it completely. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, beginning of this work. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner License. You must require such a user to return or screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the consciousness. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other