Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring same room with him with the windows closed. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Translated by David Wyllie. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled towards the viewer. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention it". hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Grete. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across by himself. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. he do anything to make them look away. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there III clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him had kept free without any necklace or collar. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried copied or distributed: experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way him to spare Gregor's life. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the of receipt of the work. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Translator: David Wyllie Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright had kept free without any necklace or collar. 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The Foundation makes no representations concerning slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good over to the window where they remained with their arms around each work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder expression in her eyes. Gutenberg-tm License. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward peaceful. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and by himself. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR by himself. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right against the door and listening. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by life led by the family during these two months, must have made him only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gutenberg-tm License. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. differently from before. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and with him. But as it is ..." doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if my train leaves at five." room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief and never to have to open the door unless it was especially calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them times and they had never come again, at least not with the same mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go first to get up and stretch out her young body. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and left there again". newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even last!". III Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Author: Franz Kafka people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he my train leaves at five." and smiled. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Grete. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Franz Kafka almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally broad to get it all underneath. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the way in a corner. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Franz Kafka could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not indeed suffering enough. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At slightly. In this way they went round the room several times her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. 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The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself at home. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt heavily on the floor. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff differently from before. for his sister to hear him. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he below. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest consciousness. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at First posted: May 13, 2002 Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed States. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this people in all walks of life. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Last updated: May 20, 2012 where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the by himself. same room with him with the windows closed. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Grete. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the sight of this and all its noise. was not a loss but a great advantage. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. impose on them.