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Larger context for ALWAYS in Corpus brown_strip.txt
DBL-CLICK WDS FOR DEF
 

"Certainly, sir". The clerk was young and limp, with a tired smile. "Do you recall the number"? "It was 1105". The clerk's smile congealed. "That suite is taken". Alec's glance went to a chart of guest names and room numbers hanging on the wall behind the clerk. Opposite the number 1105 stood one word: Unoccupied. The clerk's glance followed Alec's. "We have better rooms vacant now", he babbled. "Larger and more comfortable. At the same rate". Alec's face was dark, blunt, and sulky.   He ALWAYS looked impertinent and he could look dangerous.   He was looking dangerous now. He raised his voice. "Anything wrong with the plumbing in 1105"? There was a sudden stillness in the lobby. Two women, who had been chattering like parrots, were struck dumb. A man, lighting a match for his cigar, paused until the flame burned his fingers. Even the bellboys on their bench were listening. The clerk's eyes flickered. "Of course not"! "Anybody with a contagious disease been in there"? "No"!