Marion booked a quiet night at the hotel with her husband.
The receptionist gave them a free upgrade to a front room with a lovely view of the square.
Marion looked out, shut the curtains and asked to move to the back.
The receptionist wanted to know what was wrong with the view….
Marion and Len arrived at the hotel with one small bag.
The receptionist asked whether they’d had a long journey.
Not especially, Len said.
They wanted somewhere quiet. No calls transferred to the room and no knocks before breakfast.
The receptionist said a cancellation had made a larger room available.
Same price. Front of the building. You can see right across the square.
She took them upstairs herself.
Marion set down the bag and went to the window.
Then she stepped sideways and pulled the curtains together.
Have you got a room at the back?
The receptionist asked whether the road looked noisy.
The traffic was very light.
Or was it the afternoon sun?
Marion said the sun was fine.
Len stood well away from the window.
A small room would do, he said. We don’t need a view at all.
The receptionist offered to show them another one, but she was curious.
Most guests specifically asked for the square.
Marion cautiously lifted one edge of the curtain.
Across the road, somebody was waving from a sitting-room window.
She let the curtain drop.
Do you know the people in that house? the receptionist asked.
It’s our house. The visitors haven’t left yet.
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