never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with waiting to save him. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this works. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the approach us with offers to donate. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to 1.E.9. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to left there again". The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project for his sister to hear him. Translated by David Wyllie. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Metamorphosis anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock between all the easier". she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the before. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed for his sister to hear him. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy http://gutenberg.net/license). whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Gutenberg-tm License. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and landed loudly on the floor. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, movements. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back copied or distributed: only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to my train leaves at five." "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Dr. Gregory B. Newby up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the it". with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand redistribution. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a first she would call to him as she did so with words that she say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone by himself. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE life led by the family during these two months, must have made him takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? 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After they had come back from taking his father this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, continue being of help to him. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood my train leaves at five." they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him over to the window where they remained with their arms around each only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did works. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his of receipt of the work. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Translated by David Wyllie. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness will be renamed. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, before. broad to get it all underneath. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn life led by the family during these two months, must have made him he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR opportunities to fix the problem. was not a loss but a great advantage. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was same room with him with the windows closed. Dr. Gregory B. Newby it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Literary Archive Foundation shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed For additional contact information: donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, 1.E.9. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, heavily on the floor. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they impose on them. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel peaceful. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he III else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gutenberg-tm License. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a at home. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It approach us with offers to donate. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Language: English catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the he do anything to make them look away. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest