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WomenOn top of that, the landlady intercepted her on the stairs and said that she had a better room for her and she could move immediately if she liked. It was almost too much, and she asked the landlady why she'd suddenly discovered a better room for her. The fat, red-faced, congenial woman smiled and shrugged, saying that the room had recently come available, and she took Janice's arm and led her on up the stairs and along the hallway to show it to her. It was a much larger room with better furniture, a larger bathroom, and a good view from the window. Most of all, it had a tiny fireplace to supplement the largely ornamental hot water heating system which seemed to be ages old. She put her books on the nightstand and thanked the landlady, and the woman smiled and left the key in the door as she walked back out of the room. When Janice went to her room to get her things and move them, there was a small square of cardboard on the bed. She picked it up and looked at it; it was a ticket to the Staatsoper for that evening ...» | Код для вставки книги в блог HTML
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