As Was the Case of the Narrator, I Also Could not Find Any Motels or Hotels In This Town, Even After An Extensive Search.
“[a bright sign of a filling station far down the street.] .. It’s open. We pull up and go inside. The attendant, who looks Chris’s age, watches us strangely. He doesn’t know of any motel. I go to the telephone directory, find some and tell him the street addresses, and he tries to give directions but they’re poor. I call the motel he says is closest, make a reservation and confirm the directions. .. In the rain and the dark streets, …. “(Cont.Next)
Stop sign, Business District, Fortuna, CA. Here, the Narrator departs from his normal practice of giving the town name of the filling station or the motel. As we have seen before, he often does this when the scenes reported seem to be particularly disagreeable to him. My statement above about “no motels” seems extreme and therefore possibly in error. Can someone please help here?
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![As Was the Case of the Narrator, I Also Could not Find Any Motels or Hotels In This Town, Even After An Extensive Search. “[a bright sign of a filling station far down the street.] .. It’s open. We pull up and go inside. The attendant, who looks Chris’s age, watches us strangely. He doesn’t know of any motel. I go to the telephone directory, find some and tell him the street addresses, and he tries to give directions but they’re poor. I call the motel he says is closest, make a reservation and confirm the directions. .. In the rain and the dark streets, …. “(Cont.Next) Stop sign, Business District, Fortuna, CA. Here, the Narrator departs from his normal practice of giving the town name of the filling station or the motel. As we have seen before, he often does this when the scenes reported seem to be particularly disagreeable to him. My statement above about “no motels” seems extreme and therefore possibly in error. Can someone please help here? ************************************ (Photo = 116-1639cz2.0 ...... ZMM Page = 359 ...... WayPt = 441aw 0061ft)](http://ww2.usca.edu/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/gallery/albums/album09/116_1639cz2_0.jpg "As Was the Case of the Narrator, I Also Could not Find Any Motels or Hotels In This Town, Even After An Extensive Search. “[a bright sign of a filling station far down the street.] .. It’s open. We pull up and go inside. The attendant, who looks Chris’s age, watches us strangely. He doesn’t know of any motel. I go to the telephone directory, find some and tell him the street addresses, and he tries to give directions but they’re poor. I call the motel he says is closest, make a reservation and confirm the directions. .. In the rain and the dark streets, …. “(Cont.Next) Stop sign, Business District, Fortuna, CA. Here, the Narrator departs from his normal practice of giving the town name of the filling station or the motel. As we have seen before, he often does this when the scenes reported seem to be particularly disagreeable to him. My statement above about “no motels” seems extreme and therefore possibly in error. Can someone please help here? ************************************ (Photo = 116-1639cz2.0 ...... ZMM Page = 359 ...... WayPt = 441aw 0061ft)")