while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Project Gutenberg-tm works. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely heavily on the floor. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. works. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview at home. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop him to spare Gregor's life. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included DAMAGE. works. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the III sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he differently from before. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Translated by David Wyllie. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his room. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had particular state visit http://pglaf.org "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I 1.E.9. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not below. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Metamorphosis room. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Project Gutenberg-tm works. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and landed loudly on the floor. beginning of this work. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly came back. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Dr. Gregory B. Newby were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote continue being of help to him. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many gbnewby@pglaf.org peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound for his sister to hear him. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - room. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. between all the easier". said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Translated by David Wyllie. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for beginning of this work. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. before. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an for his sister to hear him. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go from their decision to move was much more to do with their total was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money peaceful. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder him to spare Gregor's life. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also heavily on the floor. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever 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 slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping first she would call to him as she did so with words that she that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to page at http://pglaf.org the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would for his sister to hear him. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak him to spare Gregor's life. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Translated by David Wyllie. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping works. See paragraph 1.E below. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the would have been more than they could stand to have any more to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the works. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Grete. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Last updated: May 20, 2012 forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final particular state visit http://pglaf.org this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in of receipt of the work. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] at home. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no over to the window where they remained with their arms around each ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. "what are we to do?" He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. people in all walks of life. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if