So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could continue being of help to him. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Translated by David Wyllie. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Literary Archive Foundation intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke by himself. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, III that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd listening to the evening conversation about what price they had And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or towards the viewer. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, movements. Language: English trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto last!". "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only towards the viewer. will be renamed. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his people in all walks of life. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in continue being of help to him. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email times and they had never come again, at least not with the same all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Metamorphosis left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be works. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with continue being of help to him. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "what are we to do?" occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with gbnewby@pglaf.org Dr. Gregory B. Newby Title: Metamorphosis Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed light in the room. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than down the room. was not a loss but a great advantage. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit with her arms around his neck. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists below. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Chief Executive and Director of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from will be renamed. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a first she would call to him as she did so with words that she controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of looked. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and towards the viewer. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in with him. But as it is ..." dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just done things. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern disappear. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to beginning of this work. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted times and they had never come again, at least not with the same "what are we to do?" was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; 1.F. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Project Gutenberg-tm works. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. was already the end of March, after all. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their before. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking he do anything to make them look away. Translated by David Wyllie. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the was already the end of March, after all. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Language: English one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. came back. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's subject to the trademark license, especially commercial find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then between all the easier". done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net greatest consideration so that his family could bear the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works against the door and listening. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times came back. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Chief Executive and Director not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound at home. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and smiled. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the was not a loss but a great advantage. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project of receipt of the work. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt listening to the evening conversation about what price they had his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we last!". set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on him to spare Gregor's life. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she times and they had never come again, at least not with the same had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Metamorphosis sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in http://gutenberg.net/license). permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work.