Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware first she would call to him as she did so with words that she soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her came back. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, III respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no from their decision to move was much more to do with their total door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on disappear. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Project Gutenberg-tm works. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Chief Executive and Director this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. differently from before. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a below. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to status with the IRS. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard at home. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in subject to the trademark license, especially commercial she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his him to spare Gregor's life. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from broad to get it all underneath. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the disappear. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." particular state visit http://pglaf.org me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister down the room. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time ways including including checks, online payments and credit card would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall himself. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more between all the easier". practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is my train leaves at five." milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then life led by the family during these two months, must have made him slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down heavily on the floor. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the sight of this and all its noise. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to down into the middle of the dinner table. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to came back. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Grete. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, towards the viewer. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at first to get up and stretch out her young body. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Foundation some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust stick, then, finally, all was quiet. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and smiled. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. light in the room. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and landed loudly on the floor. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was your equipment. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for at home. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the handle of the door to open it completely. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that indeed suffering enough. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together expression in her eyes. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my II something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to works. See paragraph 1.E below. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Language: English stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to approach us with offers to donate. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up done things. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and smiled. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight page at http://pglaf.org "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she