Roald dahl biography the landlady summary

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17-year-old Billy Weaver travels from London to Bath on an afternoon train for business. Mr. Greenslade, the head of his office, tells Billy to find lodgings and then to report to the Branch Manager in Bath, and a porter directs Billy to the Bell and Dragon.

The landlady by roald dahl summary in 200 words

Billy walks briskly down the street, noting that briskness is "the one common characteristics of all successful businessmen" (635). Billy walks by a row of deteriorating houses, until he sees a sign that says "Bed and Breakfast" in the downstairs window of one of the homes.

Billy looks into the window and sees green curtains next to a vase of pussy-willows, and a dachshund curled up on the carpet, and decides that this house would be more comfortable than the Bell and Dragon.

But Billy decides to go to the Bell and Dragon anyway, because he likes to stay in pubs and socialize, he knows a pub will be cheaper, and he thinks boarding h