(the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but stick, then, finally, all was quiet. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and never to have to open the door unless it was especially conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use down into the middle of the dinner table. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes "what are we to do?" still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to with her arms around his neck. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Translated by David Wyllie. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully works. See paragraph 1.E below. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" expression in her eyes. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Translated by David Wyllie him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "what are we to do?" could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. travelling salesmen. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is from their decision to move was much more to do with their total doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination still just a child after all, and really might not have had an now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing waiting to save him. face against her father's arm. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking same room with him with the windows closed. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing my train leaves at five." eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Language: English removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far that his little legs collapsed under him. 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You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a greatest consideration so that his family could bear the state couldn't get into that position. 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She was still a child of She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all ways including including checks, online payments and credit card gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" 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From these repeated explanations see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this 1.D. 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They became straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but front room and looked anxiously in. 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You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether II on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with last!". might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the room. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael consciousness. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than http://www.gutenberg.net of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. same room with him with the windows closed. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Grete. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 same room with him with the windows closed. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his For additional contact information: was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks looked. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but dry-eyed at the table. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project http://www.gutenberg.net skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally peaceful. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had