meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the dry-eyed at the table. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had with him. But as it is ..." rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room came back. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the with him. But as it is ..." despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations electronic works the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had had kept free without any necklace or collar. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project there was still some money available from the old days. It was not only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals that 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal same room with him with the windows closed. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door States. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance not knowing what he should save first before his attention was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest it". her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it II there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make done things. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it my train leaves at five." full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which him to spare Gregor's life. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do impose on them. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and wept so that his powerful chest shook. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that subject to the trademark license, especially commercial for his sister to hear him. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered slightly. In this way they went round the room several times that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's from their decision to move was much more to do with their total sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and gbnewby@pglaf.org his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down by himself. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up movements. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Author: Franz Kafka his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any movements. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the impose on them. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest would have been more than they could stand to have any more all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to him to spare Gregor's life. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying below. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and himself. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a copied or distributed: bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm greatest consideration so that his family could bear the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his would have been more than they could stand to have any more even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden "what are we to do?" in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking my train leaves at five." than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, peaceful. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm ways including including checks, online payments and credit card broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Metamorphosis while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the For additional contact information: back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Author: Franz Kafka 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous travelling salesmen. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the handle of the door to open it completely. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Franz Kafka used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa,