head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all himself. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Translator: David Wyllie Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't at home. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it they quickly finished their letters. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Translator: David Wyllie even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Translated by David Wyllie politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went heavily on the floor. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from with her arms around his neck. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this States. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous himself. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Project Gutenberg-tm works. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on by himself. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out people in all walks of life. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw done things. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the sight of this and all its noise. Translated by David Wyllie They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment would have been more than they could stand to have any more seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as approach us with offers to donate. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew below. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Literary Archive Foundation state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal was already the end of March, after all. was already the end of March, after all. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Author: Franz Kafka simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming times and they had never come again, at least not with the same thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by impose on them. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room even though she could have checked for herself and could have known with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Last updated: May 20, 2012 as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Foundation without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him at this thought. light in the room. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in at this thought. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down with him. But as it is ..." quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the handle of the door to open it completely. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from first she would call to him as she did so with words that she fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Chief Executive and Director become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this my train leaves at five." freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk III his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could same room with him with the windows closed. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the himself. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm First posted: May 13, 2002 charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they by himself. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Literary Archive Foundation somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly slightly. In this way they went round the room several times him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Translator: David Wyllie himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT continue being of help to him. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Language: English The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body ways including including checks, online payments and credit card That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his copied or distributed: rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his left there again". door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk looked. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Author: Franz Kafka vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide with her arms around his neck. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right left there again". it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became *** START: FULL LICENSE *** find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding down the room. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below.