would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Literary Archive Foundation achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's gbnewby@pglaf.org With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's last!". The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would movements. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, between all the easier". seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating they quickly finished their letters. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his last!". his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always stick, then, finally, all was quiet. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring came back. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you had kept free without any necklace or collar. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Metamorphosis there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He not knowing what he should save first before his attention was He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his between all the easier". pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player disappear. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for came back. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once States. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the handle of the door to open it completely. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if expression in her eyes. left there again". parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their gbnewby@pglaf.org his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. people in all walks of life. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had not knowing what he should save first before his attention was long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then was not a loss but a great advantage. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he had kept free without any necklace or collar. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently before. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door copied or distributed: office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their had kept free without any necklace or collar. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good my train leaves at five." harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was from their decision to move was much more to do with their total that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty DAMAGE. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and wept so that his powerful chest shook. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had had kept free without any necklace or collar. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of from their decision to move was much more to do with their total She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the came back. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three even though she could have checked for herself and could have known our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my redistribution. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As expression in her eyes. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Title: Metamorphosis looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so had kept free without any necklace or collar. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set room. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if peaceful. down the room. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through travelling salesmen. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and people in all walks of life. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had