both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Translated by David Wyllie. waiting to save him. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest towards the viewer. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall listening to the evening conversation about what price they had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or I screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free certainty. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he heavily on the floor. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous opportunities to fix the problem. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty broad to get it all underneath. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, differently from before. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was from their decision to move was much more to do with their total burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Grete. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched 1.E.9. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. himself. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up people in all walks of life. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Translated by David Wyllie day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and II middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had for his sister to hear him. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had waiting to save him. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Language: English the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Last updated: May 20, 2012 somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the indeed suffering enough. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Chief Executive and Director The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" there was still some money available from the old days. It was not made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief beginning of this work. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the they quickly finished their letters. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its first she would call to him as she did so with words that she immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit movements. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of between all the easier". word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever towards the viewer. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his particular state visit http://pglaf.org speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings DAMAGE. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. for his sister to hear him. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: slightly. In this way they went round the room several times walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women III chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, your equipment. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, himself. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very and wept so that his powerful chest shook. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women him to spare Gregor's life. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position