"In event of fire an alarm will be sounded on the gongs if the night clerk is awake. The fire-escapes are in the office safe. In case of fire you can have one after you have paid your bill."
It is hard to get a decent night's rest in these hostelries. If it isn't one thing it's another. Last Saturday I was so tired that I felt I wouldn't care if I jumped Sunday right out of the calendar. Sunday morning I was sleeping beautifully when there was a rap on the door.
"Been't you a goin' to git up?" came a squeaky voice.
"What time is it?" I asked.
"Half past seven," was the reply.
"Get up? No, go away," I shouted.
"Breakfast comes in half an hour," said the squeak.
"Don't want any breakfast," I thundered back.
"All right, the other boarders do."