Nadine Brown

She invites you to enjoy a warm drink and some dessert in the sitting room. You make your way through the door that leads inside from the veranda. It opens to the entry of the hotel. The breakfast room is to your left. The rows of identical tables are already set for tomorrow morning, when you know the sun will be streaming brightly into that side of the hotel.

Down the hall, there is a small private gathering happening. You can hear the low hum of conversation and the melodic sounds of a string quartet. The music is lovely. But you prefer to have this time to yourself. You relish that feeling of being apart from the group, doing what you like. To your right, you see the sitting room the server told you about.

Down the hall, there is a small private gathering happening. You can hear the low hum of conversation and the melodic sounds of a string quartet. The music is lovely. But you prefer to have this time to yourself. You relish that feeling of being apart from the group, doing what you like. To your right, you see the sitting room the server told you about.

Down the hall, there is a small private gathering happening. You can hear the low hum of conversation and the melodic sounds of a string quartet. The music is lovely. But you prefer to have this time to yourself. You relish that feeling of being apart from the group, doing what you like. To your right, you see the sitting room the server told you about.

There is a table set up for tea and coffee service. A selection of elegant truffles and tempting cookies has been laid out for guests to sample. Comfortable wingback chairs and overstuffed couches beckon. You appear to have the entire place to yourself right now, which is exactly what you hoped for. Twilight has fallen outside the windows, which are open just a bit.

There is a table set up for tea and coffee service. A selection of elegant truffles and tempting cookies has been laid out for guests to sample. Comfortable wingback chairs and overstuffed couches beckon. You appear to have the entire place to yourself right now, which is exactly what you hoped for. Twilight has fallen outside the windows, which are open just a bit.

There is a table set up for tea and coffee service. A selection of elegant truffles and tempting cookies has been laid out for guests to sample. Comfortable wingback chairs and overstuffed couches beckon. You appear to have the entire place to yourself right now, which is exactly what you hoped for. Twilight has fallen outside the windows, which are open just a bit.

The saltwater air drifts pleasantly across the cozy space. Table lamps cast welcoming pools of gentle light throughout the room. You pour your favorite evening drink and take a small plate with the dessert. After selecting the most comfortable looking armchair, you sink into its soft embrace, placing your cup and plate on a nearby end table. There is a stack of books here.

The saltwater air drifts pleasantly across the cozy space. Table lamps cast welcoming pools of gentle light throughout the room. You pour your favorite evening drink and take a small plate with the dessert. After selecting the most comfortable looking armchair, you sink into its soft embrace, placing your cup and plate on a nearby end table. There is a stack of books here.

The saltwater air drifts pleasantly across the cozy space. Table lamps cast welcoming pools of gentle light throughout the room. You pour your favorite evening drink and take a small plate with the dessert. After selecting the most comfortable looking armchair, you sink into its soft embrace, placing your cup and plate on a nearby end table. There is a stack of books here.

You open one and begin to read a chapter about local wildlife while you sip your drink ever so slowly. the sound of the distant surf forms a peaceful backdrop. Meanwhile, the distant music of the string quartet reaches your sitting room from down the hall. You smile to think that you are secretly getting a private concert. Turning the pages of your book,

You open one and begin to read a chapter about local wildlife while you sip your drink ever so slowly. the sound of the distant surf forms a peaceful backdrop. Meanwhile, the distant music of the string quartet reaches your sitting room from down the hall. You smile to think that you are secretly getting a private concert. Turning the pages of your book,

You open one and begin to read a chapter about local wildlife while you sip your drink ever so slowly. the sound of the distant surf forms a peaceful backdrop. Meanwhile, the distant music of the string quartet reaches your sitting room from down the hall. You smile to think that you are secretly getting a private concert. Turning the pages of your book,

you become absorbed by the illustrations of the birds you saw on the beach today. Your mind is filled with descriptions of sandpipers, gulls and terns. You slowly nibble your treat in small bites, taking long, soothing tastes of your warm drink. Losing track of time, you sink ever deeper into the chair. A surf and the music are lulling you into a drowsy state.

you become absorbed by the illustrations of the birds you saw on the beach today. Your mind is filled with descriptions of sandpipers, gulls and terns. You slowly nibble your treat in small bites, taking long, soothing tastes of your warm drink. Losing track of time, you sink ever deeper into the chair. A surf and the music are lulling you into a drowsy state.

you become absorbed by the illustrations of the birds you saw on the beach today. Your mind is filled with descriptions of sandpipers, gulls and terns. You slowly nibble your treat in small bites, taking long, soothing tastes of your warm drink. Losing track of time, you sink ever deeper into the chair. A surf and the music are lulling you into a drowsy state.

You are vaguely aware of a grandfather clock in the hall as it gently chimes the hour. The music from the room down the hall quietly ceases. There is a hum of activity, closer now, as the attendees of the party head up to their rooms. They speak in warm, low voices, bidding each other goodnight.

You are vaguely aware of a grandfather clock in the hall as it gently chimes the hour. The music from the room down the hall quietly ceases. There is a hum of activity, closer now, as the attendees of the party head up to their rooms. They speak in warm, low voices, bidding each other goodnight.

You are vaguely aware of a grandfather clock in the hall as it gently chimes the hour. The music from the room down the hall quietly ceases. There is a hum of activity, closer now, as the attendees of the party head up to their rooms. They speak in warm, low voices, bidding each other goodnight.

You can't make out everything they are saying, but you imagine that they are perhaps making plans for tomorrow. A walk. sunrise swim, a leisurely cup of coffee on the veranda. As the voices dwindle in number, you realize you are quite sleepy and think longingly of your own tidy upstairs guest room with its window on the sea.