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"Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no

reply from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman

seemed to have destroyed the peace they had only just gained.

They got up and went over to the window where they remained with

their arms around each other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his

chair to look at them and sat there watching for a while. Then he

called out: "Come here, then. Let's forget about all that old

stuff, shall we. Come and give me a bit of attention". The two

women immediately did as he said, hurrying over to him where they

kissed him and hugged him and then they quickly finished their

letters.