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It had been a tiring journey. I ___1___ the hotel at
about ten o'clock
that night. There were ___2___ other tourists waiting to
check in.
I ___3___ the reception desk and asked for my
___4___
number and the key to it. To my despair, I ___5___ that
there had
been a ___6___ in communication and my reservation for a
room had
not been received. The ___7___ was very polite and
helpful. She told me
that the hotel was ___8___ booked for the night and
suggested that I put up at a motel which is further
down the hill. Faced with hardly any choice, I took
up her ___9___. The
___10___ was rather quaint and warm. The owner was
Percy
Williams who doubled up as a receptionist and a
porter. He ___11___
me warmly and showed me my room. By then I was very
___12___
I jumped into bed and fell into a deep ___13___.
The next morning, I woke up feeling very much
refreshed. I realized that I was ___14___ with a blanket
and my ___15___ were neatly arranged in the closet. "Mr
Williams is indeed a nice man," I thought
to ___16___. I decided that I would stay on in the
motel for the ___17___ of my holidays.
I met Mr Williams on my way out and ___18___ him for his
service. Mr Williams was surprised. "I didn't do
anything except to show you to your
room last night, Miss. It must be my ___19___ who did
that."
" Please convey my thanks to your wife then," I said
as I moved to leave. Mr Williams' next few words
___20___ me freeze.
I'm afraid I can't, Miss. You see, my wife died a
few years ago." |
