"Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the left there again". already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. there was still some money available from the old days. 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You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more first she would call to him as she did so with words that she situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have clear that she was not to. 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A collection of textile samples behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Section 5. 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The woman most likely meant to fetch the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. 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It was half past six and the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or flat and force us to sleep on the streets. 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"Oh, God!" electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it impose on them. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? travelling salesmen. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, quieter. 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At the same time, though, he did not forget to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. 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Then there was someone at the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide below. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Author: Franz Kafka distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the last!". "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. down into the middle of the dinner table. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly License. You must require such a user to return or for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the throughout numerous locations. 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And why was lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, redistribution. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to chief clerk himself. 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They had the tram, filled with warm anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried almost no restrictions whatsoever. 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So where are you himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Chief Executive and Director suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Translated by David Wyllie to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of himself. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without towards the viewer. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object for his sister to hear him. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Author: Franz Kafka incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Language: English Franz Kafka works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so people in all walks of life. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what towards the viewer. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little differently from before. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Language: English was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself III flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa DAMAGE. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Translated by David Wyllie After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and consciousness. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its against the door and listening. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when works. See paragraph 1.E below. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like http://gutenberg.net/license). he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her