him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she himself. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there with her arms around his neck. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so shame and regret. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; between all the easier". as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Professor Michael S. 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What he heard his father say was some train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The approach us with offers to donate. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Language: English think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the 1.E.9. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Author: Franz Kafka peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother beginning of this work. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the II coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Franz Kafka during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone electronic works charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we 1.F.2. 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It was able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the handle of the door to open it completely. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding of receipt of the work. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder left there again". been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the gbnewby@pglaf.org home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless disappear. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she that through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The my train leaves at five." actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room approach us with offers to donate. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Language: English opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included http://www.gutenberg.net knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in same room with him with the windows closed. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it same room with him with the windows closed. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes between all the easier". with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object still just a child after all, and really might not have had an so that she might be able to get a better position later on. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but impose on them. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that with her arms around his neck. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Language: English Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. copied or distributed: left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently II that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it had kept free without any necklace or collar. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now at this thought. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in consciousness. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to with him. But as it is ..." convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing of receipt of the work. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Language: English him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring had kept free without any necklace or collar. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Translated by David Wyllie which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. certainty. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards continue being of help to him. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Translated by David Wyllie. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his gbnewby@pglaf.org efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could