ANYONE CAN MANAGE a motel successfully--anyone who can subsist on meals
snatched a mouthful at a time, and requires no sleep; anyone who is a
mechanic, gardener, publicity agent, handyman, psychologist, carpenter,
and midwife combined; anyone who can cheerfully greet as "Mrs.
Beaulabottom" each of the various women who accompanies salesman Mr.
Beulabottom on his frequent trips; anyone who is gregarious to the
point of welcoming the strangers who will witness, interrupt, and
discuss the intimate details of his life.
I'm shy, poor at dealing with people, helpless, lazy, and definitely
the clinging vine type. The extra-curricular activities of the average
husband shock me. I like to eat leisurely meals, and to sleep nine or
ten hours a night; and the prime requirement of my soul is privacy.