behest
noun be·hest \bi-ˈhest, bē-\
BEHEST
1
: an authoritative order : command
2
: an urgent prompting
The Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka Part 3 Paragraph 6
…Gregor’s father brought bank employees their breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to do any more. And the injury in Gregor’s back began to hurt as much as when it was new…
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..his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the order of the customers
