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In the Cathedral
Throughoutthestory,hisdutyseemstohavebeenmerelytoturnthemanaway,andtherearemanycommentatorswhoaresurprisedthatthedoorkeeperofferedthishintatall,asheseemstoloveexactitudeandkeepsstrictguardoverhisposition.Hestaysathispostformanyyearsanddoesn’tclosethegateuntiltheveryend,he’sveryconsciousoftheimportanceofhisservice,ashesays,"I’mpowerful,"hehasrespectforhissuperiors,ashesays,"I’monlythelowliestofthedoormen",he’snottalkative,asthroughalltheseyearstheonlyquestionsheasksare"disinterested",he’snotcorruptible,aswhenhe’sofferedagifthesays,"I’llonlyacceptthissothatyoudon’tthinkthere’sanythingyou’vefailedtodo,"asfarasfulfillinghisdutygoeshecanbeneitherrufflednorbegged,asitsaysaboutthemanthat,"hetiresthedoorkeeperwithhisrequests",evenhisexternalappearancesuggestsapedanticcharacter,thebighookednoseandthelong,thin,blacktartar-beard.Howcouldanydoorkeeperbemorefaithfultohisduty?Butinthedoorkeeper’scharactertherearealsootherfeatureswhichmightbeveryusefulforthosewhoseekentrytothelaw,andwhenhehintedatsomepossibilityinthefutureitalwaysseemedtomakeitclearthathemightevengobeyondhisduty.There’snodenyinghe’salittlesimpleminded,andthatmakeshimalittleconceited.
