method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden with her arms around his neck. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally still just a child after all, and really might not have had an couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Project Gutenberg-tm works. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to of receipt of the work. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: below. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not over to the window where they remained with their arms around each how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her by himself. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from they quickly finished their letters. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his heavily on the floor. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the handle of the door to open it completely. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Project Gutenberg-tm works. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face light in the room. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as consciousness. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance impose on them. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever II other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made your equipment. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing room. II disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she waiting to save him. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of it". your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took status with the IRS. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the way in a corner. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the will be renamed. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it your equipment. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "what are we to do?" Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, of receipt of the work. the handle of the door to open it completely. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite would have been more than they could stand to have any more would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to approach us with offers to donate. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Literary Archive Foundation sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his page at http://pglaf.org sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free to their real and natural state. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest beginning of this work. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and against the door and listening. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with to their real and natural state. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating dry-eyed at the table. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Foundation array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing 1.E.9. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, continue being of help to him. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was of receipt of the work. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were he do anything to make them look away. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in I responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately,