time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more had kept free without any necklace or collar. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do even though she could have checked for herself and could have known dry-eyed at the table. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." II expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her from their decision to move was much more to do with their total inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, before. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when that success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door for his sister to hear him. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Project Gutenberg-tm works. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all dry-eyed at the table. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Translated by David Wyllie. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the a sign that of that there was no question. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one your equipment. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we and never to have to open the door unless it was especially PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after down the room. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from certainty. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. movements. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk face against her father's arm. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered so that she might be able to get a better position later on. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the shame and regret. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that room. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Title: Metamorphosis life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived impose on them. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing there was still some money available from the old days. It was not stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit copied or distributed: there was still some money available from the old days. It was not continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it indeed suffering enough. For additional contact information: Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole by himself. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air shame and regret. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the was already the end of March, after all. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Last updated: May 20, 2012 helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; works. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to looked. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first heavily on the floor. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort him to spare Gregor's life. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had waiting to save him. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make 1.E.9. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Translated by David Wyllie round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Project Gutenberg-tm works. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. light in the room. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the 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 screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the gbnewby@pglaf.org rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be approach us with offers to donate. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did was already the end of March, after all. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw your equipment. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible dry-eyed at the table. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and