Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the same demands as before?
¿Porque él no se levantaba y dejaba entrar al apoderado?, ¿porque estaba en peligro de perder el trabajo y porque entonces el jefe perseguiría otra vez a sus padres con las viejas deudas?