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Yourturnoverhasbeenveryunsatisfactoryoflate;Igrantyouthatit’snotthetimeofyeartodoespeciallygoodbusiness,werecognisethat;buttheresimplyisnotimeofyeartodonobusinessatall,Mr.Samsa,wecannotallowtheretobe.”
“ButSir”,calledGregor,besidehimselfandforgettingallelseintheexcitement,“I’llopenupimmediately,justamoment.I’mslightlyunwell,anattackofdizziness,Ihaven’tbeenabletogetup.I’mstillinbednow.I’mquitefreshagainnow,though.I’mjustgettingoutofbed.Justamoment.Bepatient!It’snotquiteaseasyasI’dthought.I’mquitealrightnow,though.It’sshocking,whatcansuddenlyhappentoaperson!Iwasquitealrightlastnight,myparentsknowaboutit,perhapsbetterthanme,Ihadasmallsymptomofitlastnightalready.Theymusthavenoticedit.Idon’tknowwhyIdidn’tletyouknowatwork!Butyoualwaysthinkyoucangetoveranillnesswithoutstayingathome.Please,don’tmakemyparentssuffer!There’snobasisforanyoftheaccusationsyou’remaking;nobody’seversaidawordtomeaboutanyofthesethings.Maybeyouhaven’treadthelatestcontractsIsentin.I’llsetoffwiththeeighto’clocktrain,aswell,thesefewhoursofresthavegivenmestrength.
