Tiger Rag (2013)
“Though Ruby wanted to drive straight through to New York, Devon put up a fight and they stopped for the night in D.C. Not on the outskirts, in a motel in Maryland or Virginia; if Ruby was going to stop, it had to be in the city proper, and nothing less than a five-star hotel would do. They had driven into a blizzard in North Carolina, and by the time they reached Newport News, the visibility was two hundred feet. In the capital, the streets were deserted. The Washington Monument was invisible t...hrough the swirl of snow.
Checking in to the Hay-Adams, Ruby was distracted by a man who looked out of place: a salesman, down-at-heels, with a battered suitcase and a rumpled coat. He had been stranded in the neighborhood by the storm, and rather than brave the cold to find a cheaper hotel, he was trying to bargain with the desk clerk for a lower rate. It took Devon a moment to regain Ruby’s attention.
“Come on, Mom,” she said, leading her to the elevators.
Their suite was spacious and silent.MoreLess
Checking in to the Hay-Adams, Ruby was distracted by a man who looked out of place: a salesman, down-at-heels, with a battered suitcase and a rumpled coat. He had been stranded in the neighborhood by the storm, and rather than brave the cold to find a cheaper hotel, he was trying to bargain with the desk clerk for a lower rate. It took Devon a moment to regain Ruby’s attention.
“Come on, Mom,” she said, leading her to the elevators.
Their suite was spacious and silent.MoreLess
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