Bernhardt's Edge
“CORDIALLY, THE motel manager smiled. His name was Farnsworth, she remembered. Norman Farnsworth. “How’ve you been?”
“Fine, thanks. How’ve you been?”
“Very well—considering that the season hasn’t started yet. But you don’t mind the heat, I seem to remember.”
“It’s a dry heat. And I’ve missed the desert.”
“Well, you can pretty much take your pick of cabins—at summer rates. Would you like one with a kitchenette? The price works out to be the same as a single room, in season. And there’s only a cou...ple of restaurants in town that’re open.”
“All right. Fine.”
“How long’ll you be staying?”
“I’m not really sure.”
Ruefully, he chuckled. “Not that it matters. You can stay the whole month of September, or what’s left of it, no problem.” As he spoke, he filled out a registration card and presented it to her, along with a pen. She signed the card, copied the license number of the rental car from its plastic key fob, and gave him her VISA card.MoreLess
“Fine, thanks. How’ve you been?”
“Very well—considering that the season hasn’t started yet. But you don’t mind the heat, I seem to remember.”
“It’s a dry heat. And I’ve missed the desert.”
“Well, you can pretty much take your pick of cabins—at summer rates. Would you like one with a kitchenette? The price works out to be the same as a single room, in season. And there’s only a cou...ple of restaurants in town that’re open.”
“All right. Fine.”
“How long’ll you be staying?”
“I’m not really sure.”
Ruefully, he chuckled. “Not that it matters. You can stay the whole month of September, or what’s left of it, no problem.” As he spoke, he filled out a registration card and presented it to her, along with a pen. She signed the card, copied the license number of the rental car from its plastic key fob, and gave him her VISA card.MoreLess
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