if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Literary Archive Foundation him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "what are we to do?" by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Translated by David Wyllie. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on him to spare Gregor's life. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of beginning of this work. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still looked. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will first to get up and stretch out her young body. your equipment. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become that and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position peaceful. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk particular state visit http://pglaf.org eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of disappear. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to would have been more than they could stand to have any more performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", was not a loss but a great advantage. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Translated by David Wyllie. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, came back. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from room. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break slightly. In this way they went round the room several times idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in status with the IRS. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a so that she might be able to get a better position later on. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be so that she might be able to get a better position later on. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing people in all walks of life. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never heavily on the floor. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had just to move about the home, every other day would be spent parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought and smiled. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's and never to have to open the door unless it was especially him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: left there again". DAMAGE. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room things had become superfluous which, although they could not be works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Language: English the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the heavily on the floor. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Dr. Gregory B. Newby visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the status with the IRS. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Metamorphosis press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no copied or distributed: wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight disappear. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Translated by David Wyllie. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Grete. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. first to get up and stretch out her young body. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on with her arms around his neck. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full even though she could have checked for herself and could have known slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously States. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and face against her father's arm. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already it". quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's expression in her eyes. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had expression in her eyes. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could DAMAGE. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and II Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had