slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not last!". whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? life led by the family during these two months, must have made him ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All greatest consideration so that his family could bear the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but gbnewby@pglaf.org the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force certainty. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread was not a loss but a great advantage. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Chief Executive and Director the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they http://gutenberg.net/license). slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her differently from before. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In with her arms around his neck. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a certainty. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Title: Metamorphosis more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the same room with him with the windows closed. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared that spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would light in the room. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to I three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with same room with him with the windows closed. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH about the same subject as there were always at least two members of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully there was still some money available from the old days. It was not it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many travelling salesmen. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** stick, then, finally, all was quiet. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the sight of this and all its noise. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought continue being of help to him. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Last updated: May 20, 2012 meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly at this thought. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a from their decision to move was much more to do with their total one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning II while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be of receipt of the work. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's my train leaves at five." himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think subject to the trademark license, especially commercial PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came License. You must require such a user to return or incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the against the door and listening. was already the end of March, after all. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the way in a corner. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that the handle of the door to open it completely. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found beginning of this work. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground http://gutenberg.net/license). even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about would have been more than they could stand to have any more she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have he do anything to make them look away. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his without anything decisive happening, without even giving the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the will be renamed. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of room. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her particular state visit http://pglaf.org around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but by himself. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the handle of the door to open it completely. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to it". though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, face against her father's arm. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's life led by the family during these two months, must have made him put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously over to the window where they remained with their arms around each be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not