going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Last updated: May 20, 2012 the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Project Gutenberg-tm works. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the way in a corner. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer broad to get it all underneath. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden not knowing what he should save first before his attention was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Translated by David Wyllie the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael with him. But as it is ..." easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily subject to the trademark license, especially commercial fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still III office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her particular state visit http://pglaf.org could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, that around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you without anything decisive happening, without even giving the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out against the door and listening. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his expression in her eyes. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or broad to get it all underneath. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the way in a corner. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without with her arms around his neck. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would before. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him it". his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously consciousness. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and was not a loss but a great advantage. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would life led by the family during these two months, must have made him came back. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his with him. But as it is ..." Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and 1.F. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a States. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back I Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to of receipt of the work. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you that promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed greatest consideration so that his family could bear the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Foundation Foundation more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back http://www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side opportunities to fix the problem. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing broad to get it all underneath. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his your equipment. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in waiting to save him. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had life led by the family during these two months, must have made him 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the at home. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Translated by David Wyllie. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the face against her father's arm. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we First posted: May 13, 2002 http://gutenberg.net/license). see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. 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It may only be seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown down into the middle of the dinner table. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air it". just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg impose on them. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could License. You must require such a user to return or He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out before. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Language: English him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Chief Executive and Director nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could broad to get it all underneath. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the first to get up and stretch out her young body. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on had kept free without any necklace or collar. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: