of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of works. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would just to move about the home, every other day would be spent was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and himself. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that to their real and natural state. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father times and they had never come again, at least not with the same promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without so that she might be able to get a better position later on. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Grete. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be life led by the family during these two months, must have made him your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and landed loudly on the floor. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help light in the room. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the sight of this and all its noise. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the handle of the door to open it completely. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over DAMAGE. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always by himself. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated done things. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could shame and regret. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. himself. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited at this thought. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, peaceful. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the differently from before. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gutenberg-tm License. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange done things. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. last!". down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned before. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Last updated: May 20, 2012 six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Metamorphosis easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in and smiled. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and gbnewby@pglaf.org cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, works. See paragraph 1.E below. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated came back. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and would have been more than they could stand to have any more his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his face against her father's arm. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free down the room. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come and wept so that his powerful chest shook. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, disappear. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to First posted: May 13, 2002 than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm rearranging themselves into new positions. 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The lad only ever towards the viewer. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Title: Metamorphosis Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, himself. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing impose on them. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little 1.F. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to too; you had to concede that it was possible. 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