Answer:
From using context clues inclemency would mean harshness of severity.
Explanation:
The sentence also says that they had to remain the day confined in the inn.This gives you a clue,they were planning to go somewhere outdoors maybe and due to the weather the couldn't.The weather must have somehow be bad.
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Gregor hates his job for numerous reasons: he dislikes traveling every day to work, he dislikes the job itself, the inferior meals, the ever changing faces... But he has to continue working because his parents owe Gregor's boss money.
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The answer is D. at a distance