mulish
With a kind of mulishness his father persisted in keeping his uniform on even in the house
With a kind of mulishness his father persisted in keeping his uniform on even in the house
Gregor must now try to propitiate his father
[...] 'What a quiet life our family has been leading,' said Gregor to himself, and as he sat there motionless staring into the darkness he felt great pride in the fact that he had been able to provide a life for his parents and sister in such a fine flat. But what if all the quiet, the comfort, the…
'Ten thousand times!' said Georg, to make fun of his father, but in his very mouth the words turned into deadly earnest.