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Leantbackcomfortablyontheirseats,theydiscussedtheirprospectsandfoundthatoncloserexaminationtheywerenotatallbad—untilthentheyhadneveraskedeachotherabouttheirworkbutallthreehadjobswhichwereverygoodandheldparticularlygoodpromiseforthefuture.Thegreatestimprovementforthetimebeing,ofcourse,wouldbeachievedquiteeasilybymovinghouse;whattheyneedednowwasaflatthatwassmallerandcheaperthanthecurrentonewhichhadbeenchosenbyGregor,onethatwasinabetterlocationand,mostofall,morepractical.Allthetime,Gretewasbecominglivelier.Withalltheworrytheyhadbeenhavingoflatehercheekshadbecomepale,but,whiletheyweretalking,Mr.andMrs.Samsawerestruck,almostsimultaneously,withthethoughtofhowtheirdaughterwasblossomingintoawellbuiltandbeautifulyounglady.Theybecamequieter.Justfromeachother’sglanceandalmostwithoutknowingittheyagreedthatitwouldsoonbetimetofindagoodmanforher.And,asifinconfirmationoftheirnewdreamsandgoodintentions,assoonastheyreachedtheirdestinationGretewasthefirsttogetupandstretchoutheryoungbody.
