until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Last updated: May 20, 2012 back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the first to get up and stretch out her young body. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Franz Kafka to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a things had become superfluous which, although they could not be it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be slightly. In this way they went round the room several times politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Translated by David Wyllie. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become would have been more than they could stand to have any more people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be works. See paragraph 1.E below. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, I Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a of receipt of the work. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and never to have to open the door unless it was especially but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing consciousness. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust status with the IRS. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible same room with him with the windows closed. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Project Gutenberg-tm works. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do ways including including checks, online payments and credit card one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went particular state visit http://pglaf.org If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it copied or distributed: wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in http://gutenberg.net/license). was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "what are we to do?" father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in things had become superfluous which, although they could not be explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly opportunities to fix the problem. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and smiled. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. will be renamed. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I that towards the viewer. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff License. You must require such a user to return or trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the heavily on the floor. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented beginning of this work. works. See paragraph 1.E below. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on disappear. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Language: English the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they with him. But as it is ..." cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself things had become superfluous which, although they could not be possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of I only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you first to get up and stretch out her young body. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort towards the viewer. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself indeed suffering enough. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his light in the room. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his copied or distributed: pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was between all the easier". but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything against the door and listening. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the handle of the door to open it completely. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in States. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Language: English business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Franz Kafka She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in was already the end of March, after all. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat waiting to save him. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gutenberg-tm License. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he at this thought. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Translated by David Wyllie. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or down into the middle of the dinner table. down into the middle of the dinner table. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should room. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with