he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it with her arms around his neck. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon will be renamed. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. down the room. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At greatest consideration so that his family could bear the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any stick, then, finally, all was quiet. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the States. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Author: Franz Kafka across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally subject to the trademark license, especially commercial went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Last updated: May 20, 2012 especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling broad to get it all underneath. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gutenberg-tm License. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his certainty. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found redistribution. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be first to get up and stretch out her young body. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern would have been more than they could stand to have any more lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. 1.F. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; beginning of this work. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the had kept free without any necklace or collar. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional left there again". nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in gbnewby@pglaf.org the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether with her arms around his neck. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Translated by David Wyllie. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Literary Archive Foundation 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Chief Executive and Director of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy peaceful. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project he do anything to make them look away. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work face against her father's arm. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro consciousness. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't to their real and natural state. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional http://www.gutenberg.net and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up still just a child after all, and really might not have had an playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust beginning of this work. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa heavily on the floor. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said listening to the evening conversation about what price they had playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them that that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and particular state visit http://pglaf.org owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation over to the window where they remained with their arms around each "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking beginning of this work. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was same room with him with the windows closed. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until