intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able himself. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls left there again". Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Franz Kafka http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that redistribution. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father there was still some money available from the old days. It was not assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he by himself. differently from before. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at that Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he differently from before. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation that before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Gutenberg-tm License. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe that - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty with him. But as it is ..." despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break continue being of help to him. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with 1.F. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. with her arms around his neck. status with the IRS. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been copied or distributed: Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. consciousness. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and against the door and listening. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no himself. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than without anything decisive happening, without even giving the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their left there again". they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Language: English Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his impose on them. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the him to spare Gregor's life. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was not a loss but a great advantage. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Franz Kafka the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still at home. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and wept so that his powerful chest shook. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, had kept free without any necklace or collar. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or continue being of help to him. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Dr. Gregory B. Newby that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his was not a loss but a great advantage. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. electronic works PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she License. You must require such a user to return or strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely certainty. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before with him. But as it is ..." decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether last!". face against her father's arm. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, certainty. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay opportunities to fix the problem. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple of receipt of the work. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Translated by David Wyllie quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of that things had become superfluous which, although they could not be it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Foundation works. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father towards the viewer. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as opportunities to fix the problem. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family done things. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Translated by David Wyllie her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a at home. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Grete. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at first to get up and stretch out her young body. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any still just a child after all, and really might not have had an filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or approach us with offers to donate. Translated by David Wyllie. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had States. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all