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Dahl's Short Story Of 'The Landlady'
“I stuff all my little pets when they pass away”(Dahl) Says The landlady. In the story, The landlady, The landlady is a caretaker of the place Billy stays in. Billy is on a business trip in Bath. He needs a place to stay. He sees a notice that says Bed and Breakfast. Billy then decides to stay there also because of a cheap room price.The landlady is a serial killer
The landlady is mysterious. Billy said “The tea tasted like bitter almonds”. Meaning The landlady could be poisoning him with the tea. Also, The landlady kept offering him more and more tea. Which could also mean she is trying to poison him faster or get the process done faster.
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