He who does not answer the questions has passed the test.
Beyond a certain point there is no return. This point has to be reached.
Either the world is so tiny or we are enormous; in either case, we fill it completely.
One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory.
The meaning of life is that it stops.
If they were shocked, then Gregor had no further responsibility and could be calm. But if they took everything calmly, he he, too, had no reason to get excited and could, if he hurried, actually be at the station by eight o'clock.