16. The Room Suddenly Contracted
You knew what you meant to do, until the moment required it.
12. Dinner, then, Charades
Margaret Had Been Dreading It All Week. Yet She Could Hardly Wait.
Autumn, it must be said, was the finest season for it.
And things would never be the same again.
Progress, it seems, is a slippery slope.
You knew what you meant to do, until the moment required it.
The landscape hadn’t changed, but his view of it had.
New Production! New Cast!
(the Roles remain the same)
Margaret Had Been Dreading It All Week. Yet She Could Hardly Wait.
And Yet, the Room Felt Frighteningly Familiar.
It Began Before You Even Spoke.
Only the bellboy knew what happened on B.
At 300mph, missing the turn-off was a foregone conclusion.