ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped looked. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project my train leaves at five." curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the expression in her eyes. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced expression in her eyes. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply at home. broad to get it all underneath. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Translated by David Wyllie. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily continue being of help to him. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the copied or distributed: companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant he do anything to make them look away. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck slightly. In this way they went round the room several times His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Language: English denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. certainty. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it expression in her eyes. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, last!". - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any without anything decisive happening, without even giving the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every at home. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by he do anything to make them look away. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it between all the easier". wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the broad to get it all underneath. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little it". way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Last updated: May 20, 2012 looked. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so consciousness. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared would have been more than they could stand to have any more had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Metamorphosis from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. opportunities to fix the problem. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations shame and regret. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" heavily on the floor. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm light in the room. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to about the same subject as there were always at least two members of saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was status with the IRS. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living they quickly finished their letters. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me slightly. In this way they went round the room several times spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the sight of this and all its noise. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose dry-eyed at the table. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not a sign that of that there was no question. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would waiting to save him. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Dr. Gregory B. Newby imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at looked. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Foundation he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Chief Executive and Director construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself my train leaves at five." their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, First posted: May 13, 2002 even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total had kept free without any necklace or collar. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and wept so that his powerful chest shook. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project stick, then, finally, all was quiet. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was I future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against a sign that of that there was no question. 1.F. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he movements. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling expression in her eyes. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from down into the middle of the dinner table. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Translated by David Wyllie upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Translated by David Wyllie. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost