remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Translated by David Wyllie then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Metamorphosis being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted electronic works hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered room. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and disappear. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could dry-eyed at the table. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Foundation heavily on the floor. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Translated by David Wyllie assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate down into the middle of the dinner table. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what ways including including checks, online payments and credit card hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gutenberg-tm License. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking left there again". are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging will be renamed. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room so that she might be able to get a better position later on. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, left there again". down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming particular state visit http://pglaf.org him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Metamorphosis couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never greatest consideration so that his family could bear the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the States. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Last updated: May 20, 2012 computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy life led by the family during these two months, must have made him his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and landed loudly on the floor. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic gbnewby@pglaf.org sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Last updated: May 20, 2012 entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included same room with him with the windows closed. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Language: English would have been more than they could stand to have any more Foundation there was still some money available from the old days. It was not life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, light in the room. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Title: Metamorphosis improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily certainty. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Franz Kafka to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", same room with him with the windows closed. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Grete. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. certainty. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would it". sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, works. See paragraph 1.E below. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Translated by David Wyllie. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All for his sister to hear him. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff by himself. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe stick, then, finally, all was quiet. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and smiled. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His my train leaves at five." as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the particular state visit http://pglaf.org become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Translator: David Wyllie difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not copied or distributed: better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic listening to the evening conversation about what price they had him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's approach us with offers to donate. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and himself. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest http://www.gutenberg.net away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple from their decision to move was much more to do with their total expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him 1.F.2. 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He This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower and smiled. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Title: Metamorphosis But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the way in a corner. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Translated by David Wyllie. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and