down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at 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 certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of before. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for of receipt of the work. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Metamorphosis bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in it". if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Foundation was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand your equipment. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And done things. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned by himself. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no For additional contact information: computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want my train leaves at five." ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. III Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Author: Franz Kafka the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Foundation has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling your equipment. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same it". all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Metamorphosis explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the continue being of help to him. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "what are we to do?" used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's just to move about the home, every other day would be spent pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This so that she might be able to get a better position later on. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects impose on them. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered http://gutenberg.net/license). the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Metamorphosis home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, room. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it dry-eyed at the table. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would below. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, between all the easier". that adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. at this thought. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime without anything decisive happening, without even giving the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, by himself. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm continue being of help to him. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Title: Metamorphosis Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had down the room. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never down into the middle of the dinner table. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and he do anything to make them look away. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept face against her father's arm. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be will be renamed. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden same room with him with the windows closed. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would still just a child after all, and really might not have had an adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become down the room. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, electronic works the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for First posted: May 13, 2002 opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at first she would call to him as she did so with words that she all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money,