how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been "what are we to do?" at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and States. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The he do anything to make them look away. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Franz Kafka are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and at all. 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And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let done things. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Translated by David Wyllie. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed dry-eyed at the table. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to States. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by License. You must require such a user to return or only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Author: Franz Kafka them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. my train leaves at five." that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project gbnewby@pglaf.org while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Translator: David Wyllie immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the "what are we to do?" might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Translated by David Wyllie. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could States. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and broad to get it all underneath. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower States. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled first to get up and stretch out her young body. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. with her arms around his neck. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. "what are we to do?" enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be things had become superfluous which, although they could not be was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting just to move about the home, every other day would be spent grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he just to move about the home, every other day would be spent continue being of help to him. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Title: Metamorphosis ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Language: English Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now III I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would of receipt of the work. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Translator: David Wyllie silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, II in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. works. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that just to move about the home, every other day would be spent had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and smiled. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer expression in her eyes. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Language: English dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and he do anything to make them look away. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Franz Kafka above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Franz Kafka anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted First posted: May 13, 2002 chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much with him. But as it is ..." Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt a sign that of that there was no question. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden For additional contact information: been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Author: Franz Kafka the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they expression in her eyes. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded http://gutenberg.net/license). but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever before. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware 1.E.9. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Last updated: May 20, 2012 up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination States. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing 1.F. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In listening to the evening conversation about what price they had If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment