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           Thedoortotheentrancehallwasopenandasthefrontdooroftheflatwasalsoopenhecouldseeontothelandingandthestairswheretheybegantheirwaydownbelow.

           “Now,then”,saidGregor,wellawarethathewastheonlyonetohavekeptcalm,“I’llgetdressedstraightawaynow,packupmysamplesandsetoff.Willyoupleasejustletmeleave?Youcansee”,hesaidtothechiefclerk,“thatI’mnotstubbornandIliketodomyjob;beingacommercialtravellerisarduousbutwithouttravellingIcouldn’tearnmyliving.Sowhereareyougoing,intotheoffice?Yes?Willyoureporteverythingaccurately,then?It’squitepossibleforsomeonetobetemporarilyunabletowork,butthat’sjusttherighttimetorememberwhat’sbeenachievedinthepastandconsiderthatlateron,oncethedifficultyhasbeenremoved,hewillcertainlyworkwithallthemorediligenceandconcentration.You’rewellawarethatI’mseriouslyindebttoouremployeraswellashavingtolookaftermyparentsandmysister,sothatI’mtrappedinadifficultsituation,butIwillworkmywayoutofitagain.Pleasedon’tmakethingsanyharderformethantheyarealready,anddon’ttakesidesagainstmeattheoffice.Iknowthatnobodylikesthetravellers.Theythinkweearnanenormouswageaswellashavingasofttimeofit.That’sjustprejudicebuttheyhavenoparticularreasontothinkbetterofit.