This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had as an enemy. 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He told himself once more that it before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Last updated: May 20, 2012 opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of continue being of help to him. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my was not a loss but a great advantage. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand ways including including checks, online payments and credit card care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples particular state visit http://pglaf.org been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual at this thought. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the applicable state law. 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But this short conversation instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest had kept free without any necklace or collar. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is just to move about the home, every other day would be spent middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room continue being of help to him. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking 1.F. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and example. 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Will you report everything accurately, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's with her arms around his neck. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined License. You must require such a user to return or him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no particular state visit http://pglaf.org Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he same room with him with the windows closed. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the of receipt of the work. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, against the door and listening. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's with him. But as it is ..." some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open ways including including checks, online payments and credit card his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Title: Metamorphosis at home. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged my train leaves at five." confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. copied or distributed: how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the first to get up and stretch out her young body. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister by himself. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours of receipt of the work. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become first to get up and stretch out her young body. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Last updated: May 20, 2012 without anything decisive happening, without even giving the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Dr. Gregory B. Newby involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the movements. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Dr. Gregory B. Newby throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his differently from before. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is against the door and listening. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of gbnewby@pglaf.org a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was about the same subject as there were always at least two members of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Franz Kafka done things. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Translated by David Wyllie. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but against the door and listening. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on light in the room. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Language: English disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Translated by David Wyllie the way in a corner. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again not knowing what he should save first before his attention was he do anything to make them look away. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down slightly. In this way they went round the room several times it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the III think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations