The Landlady

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Across
  1. 4. where Billy says he has to report to in the morning "I've got to get up rather early and report to the ___"
  2. 6. Gregory _____, one of the previous guests
  3. 7. the first name of the story's author
  4. 10. the first last name the landlady wrongly calls Billy
  5. 11. the name of the landlady's stuffed dog
  6. 13. the name of the character who travels to Bath for a job
  7. 15. a soft hat with the top deeply indented
  8. 19. how old Billy is in the story
  9. 23. a woman who rents out a room; the title of our story
  10. 24. a word meaning greedy
  11. 26. a boys' school near London (p. 31 in story)
  12. 28. the color of Billy's suit
  13. 29. the color of the landlady's nails
  14. 30. the landlady compliments Billy on his perfectly white _____
  15. 31. to act nervous and confused (p. 23 in the story)
  16. 35. "The air was ___ cold"
  17. 36. the transportation Billy uses to get to town
  18. 37. the color of the landlady's eyes (p. 26)
  19. 39. Billy travels to Bath for a new _____
  20. 41. the fronts of buildings
  21. 42. the animal in the cage
  22. 43. "I'm so glad you appeared," she said, looking earnestly into his face. "I was beginning to get ____."
  23. 44. the name of the city Billy visits
  24. 47. fish served for breakfast in Great Britain
  25. 48. crazy, "The old girl is slightly _____"
Down
  1. 1. the flowers Billy sees through the landlady's window
  2. 2. the tea tastes faintly of bitter _____
  3. 3. what the sign says in the window
  4. 5. quickly, how Billy walks
  5. 8. "the wind was like a flat blade of ____"
  6. 9. "There wasn't a ____ on his body. His skin was JUST like a baby's."
  7. 10. a person hired to carry luggage
  8. 12. fancy or elegant, what the houses on the street used to be ("once upon a time they had been very ____ residences)
  9. 14. the head office where Billy has come from
  10. 16. the pub where Billy was first headed
  11. 17. "I stuff all my little ____ when they pass away."
  12. 18. agreeable or pleasant (p. 23 in the story)
  13. 20. the animal curled up in front of the fire
  14. 21. "Oh no, I don't think they were famous. But they were incredibly ____, both of them."
  15. 22. "They're on the ____floor, both of them together."
  16. 25. the last name of one of the victims
  17. 27. the color of the velvet curtains
  18. 32. what the landlady offers Billy to drink
  19. 33. what the landlady offers Billy for breakfast
  20. 34. what the landlady tells Billy to sign
  21. 38. the document where Billy thinks he's read about the two other guests before
  22. 40. the landlady says she doesn't take more guests because she is a teeny-weeny bit _______
  23. 44. a British term meaning "cookie"
  24. 45. how many years have passed since the last guestbook entry
  25. 46. the floor where the landlady's room is