Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even came back. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect my train leaves at five." slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Author: Franz Kafka him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Chief Executive and Director they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or and landed loudly on the floor. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous looked. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow it". your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with still just a child after all, and really might not have had an she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably beginning of this work. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and disappear. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your face against her father's arm. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO works. See paragraph 1.E below. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the indeed suffering enough. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really and wept so that his powerful chest shook. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the way in a corner. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes it". Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward there was still some money available from the old days. It was not dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and smiled. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed License. You must require such a user to return or seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Grete. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and smiled. with him. But as it is ..." beginning of this work. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the before. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had down the room. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Dr. Gregory B. Newby naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Translated by David Wyllie eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Translated by David Wyllie. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Language: English turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come even though she could have checked for herself and could have known corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Translated by David Wyllie. gbnewby@pglaf.org bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking License. You must require such a user to return or household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her looked. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the particular state visit http://pglaf.org moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gutenberg-tm License. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the works. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more down into the middle of the dinner table. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a towards the viewer. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand 1.F. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his would have been more than they could stand to have any more was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her http://gutenberg.net/license). playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept of receipt of the work. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all movements. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed II lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load your equipment. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm and landed loudly on the floor. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to left there again". care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. certainty. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important waiting to save him. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some III entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, people in all walks of life. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, of receipt of the work. Gutenberg-tm License. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor works. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Translated by David Wyllie. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to