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During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom left there again". there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough works. page at http://pglaf.org went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance responsibility and he could rest. 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There are a lot of things you can do with Project cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Chief Executive and Director Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do consciousness. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it movements. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Translated by David Wyllie the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and smiled. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. expression in her eyes. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the handle of the door to open it completely. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing him to spare Gregor's life. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got http://www.gutenberg.net very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or my train leaves at five." become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, First posted: May 13, 2002 towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Chief Executive and Director never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out greatest consideration so that his family could bear the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many and landed loudly on the floor. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended copied or distributed: heavily on the floor. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we himself. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too electronic works folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go dry-eyed at the table. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gutenberg-tm License. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps that (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed he do anything to make them look away. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Translated by David Wyllie the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Literary Archive Foundation Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling opportunities to fix the problem. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and landed loudly on the floor. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a about the same subject as there were always at least two members of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which last!". with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to their real and natural state. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Project Gutenberg-tm works. at home. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no down into the middle of the dinner table. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you just to move about the home, every other day would be spent not knowing what he should save first before his attention was come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it towards the viewer. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." dry-eyed at the table. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how between all the easier". heavily on the floor. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Grete. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you room. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Language: English way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, your equipment. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell without anything decisive happening, without even giving the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Language: English sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" looked. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime at this thought. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Project Gutenberg-tm works. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Translator: David Wyllie into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never himself. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the same room with him with the windows closed. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded below. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door works. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their