while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the sight of this and all its noise. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after electronic works Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: below. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would first to get up and stretch out her young body. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his electronic works how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments towards the viewer. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple dry-eyed at the table. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Translator: David Wyllie Language: English visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with her arms around his neck. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself there was still some money available from the old days. It was not one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched ways including including checks, online payments and credit card them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative just to move about the home, every other day would be spent there was still some money available from the old days. It was not II doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; so that she might be able to get a better position later on. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Literary Archive Foundation company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it greatest consideration so that his family could bear the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth greatest consideration so that his family could bear the your equipment. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would just to move about the home, every other day would be spent where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Grete. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the sight of this and all its noise. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his continue being of help to him. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never 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 clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was already the end of March, after all. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong was not a loss but a great advantage. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; 1.E.9. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and was already the end of March, after all. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Foundation "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter travelling salesmen. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, copied or distributed: father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he shame and regret. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of *** START: FULL LICENSE *** they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Section 1. 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However hard he threw in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "what are we to do?" "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, movements. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower 1.E.9. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the that reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the sight of this and all its noise. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some was not a loss but a great advantage. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch first she would call to him as she did so with words that she DAMAGE. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new that compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of with him. But as it is ..." where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching by himself. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty will be renamed. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let last!". on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother below. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both for his sister to hear him. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the sight of this and all its noise. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman left there again". something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project life led by the family during these two months, must have made him of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the certainty. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this at this thought. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and gbnewby@pglaf.org was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly was playing so beautifully. 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The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile broad to get it all underneath. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender immediate notice on my room. 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And indeed, his two friends To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gutenberg-tm License. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived listening to the evening conversation about what price they had himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak back towards their room only very slowly. 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But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification License. You must require such a user to return or have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over