the story the landlady took place at bath.
where did the story the landlady take place?
bath
billy weaver, a 17-year-old, travels from london to a hotel in bath for business. but along the way, he catches sight of a bed and breakfast and is strangely charmed by the sign outside the door and the cosy setting within, so he decides to put up there for the night. he is greeted by a talkative landlady, who insists upon conversing with the young man and serving him tea (dahl refers to the tea tasting of "bitter almonds", implying it contains cyanide). billy is slightly perplexed by the names of the guests registered in the guest book; he has seen two of the names in a newspaper report, but the landlady insists that they are still staying with her in a room upstairs. she also mentions her fondness for stuffing her deceased house-pets. the story ends with weaver having drunk the tea, implying he will die because of the poison and be stuffed to be added to the landlady's collection.
the landlady (short story)
sebastian is the landlady's butler, and is often seen when the landlady returns to the mansion, often assisting in her schemes towards the four boys and sunako. despite her outwardly not showing it, the landlady cares for sebastian greatly, as seen when she gave him time off in care for his health, albeit in a roundabout way. sebastian is shown to be very devoted to the landlady, often putting up with her many extravagant actions, and when not service the landlady, is shown to be at a loss over what to do. he has been serving the landlady for a long while, and is presumed to have known her deceased husband as well.
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