Disturbing the Peace (Vintage Classics)
““What do I look for?” he asked her as the enormous green-and-white signs loomed and passed overhead.
“Look for Sunset Boulevard,” she said. “That’ll at least be – look out, John – that’ll at least be a place to start.”
All he knew about this city, from two brief business conventions, was that it wasn’t really a city at all. It went on for miles in all directions without ever becoming a city, and the part of it called Hollywood was the most elusive of all; but starting at Sunset Boulevard sounde...d better than starting at Hollywood and Vine.
“Good,” she said when he’d navigated the exit and they were riding down the pleasant, palm-lined avenue. “Now if we just stay on this for a while it ought to turn into the Strip.”
It did, and they checked into a motel not far from Cyrano’s. Soon he was pouring whiskey over little motel ice cubes and she was kicking off her shoes on a king-size double bed. If nothing else, they were here.
“Cheers,” he said.
“I guess the first thing we ought to do is find an apartment,”MoreLess
“Look for Sunset Boulevard,” she said. “That’ll at least be – look out, John – that’ll at least be a place to start.”
All he knew about this city, from two brief business conventions, was that it wasn’t really a city at all. It went on for miles in all directions without ever becoming a city, and the part of it called Hollywood was the most elusive of all; but starting at Sunset Boulevard sounde...d better than starting at Hollywood and Vine.
“Good,” she said when he’d navigated the exit and they were riding down the pleasant, palm-lined avenue. “Now if we just stay on this for a while it ought to turn into the Strip.”
It did, and they checked into a motel not far from Cyrano’s. Soon he was pouring whiskey over little motel ice cubes and she was kicking off her shoes on a king-size double bed. If nothing else, they were here.
“Cheers,” he said.
“I guess the first thing we ought to do is find an apartment,”MoreLess
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