even though she could have checked for herself and could have known into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force II the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too of receipt of the work. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor your equipment. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Translated by David Wyllie. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and never to have to open the door unless it was especially it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments that Grete would have to go and answer it. 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So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." *** START: FULL LICENSE *** cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; that one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. 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By now he had also calmed down, and kept through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they II stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily redistribution. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly beginning of this work. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Title: Metamorphosis put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the impose on them. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that now." 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But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, what you can do with this work. 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Gregor did in the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Last updated: May 20, 2012 with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and and landed loudly on the floor. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom dry-eyed at the table. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by electronic works had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God with her arms around his neck. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Title: Metamorphosis morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to redistribution. travelling salesmen. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Title: Metamorphosis doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work possible. 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"This is something that can't be is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the 1.E.9. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Title: Metamorphosis three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any times and they had never come again, at least not with the same recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition over to the window where they remained with their arms around each condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. 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With his head and legs pulled in against him and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm before the three gentlemen had reached the room. 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Other times he was not at all in the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let greatest consideration so that his family could bear the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the II wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was down the room. Section 2. 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Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite disappear. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for people in all walks of life. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, indeed suffering enough. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Translated by David Wyllie But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Literary Archive Foundation was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as towards the viewer. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project himself. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. continue being of help to him. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let