Three mules started first, laden with baggage and led by the three sons. It was the day on which the Hauser family were going to return to Loeche, as winter was approaching, and the descent was becoming dangerous. Which envelops, binds and crushes the little house, which lies piled on the roof, covering the windows and blocking up the door. The two men and the dog remain till the spring in their snowy prison, with nothing before their eyes except the immense white slopes of the Balmhorn, surrounded by light, glistening summits, and are shut in, blocked up and buried by the snow which rises around them and The valley so as to make the road down to Loeche impassable, the father and his three sons go away and leave the house in charge of the old guide, Gaspard Hari, with the young guide, Ulrich Kunsi, and Sam, the great mountain dog. It remains open for six months in the year and is inhabited by the family of Jean Hauser then, as soon as the snow begins to fall and to fill Resembling in appearance all the wooden hostelries of the High Alps situated at the foot of glaciers in the barren rocky gorges that intersect the summits of the mountains, the Inn of Schwarenbach serves as a resting place for travellers crossing the Gemini Pass. Story in short- The Hausers always leave their inn during the winter and after returning they are quite surprised. Guy de Maupassant's "The Inn" is a short horror story that makes you wonder if there really was a ghost or it was high string imagination. I may not have quite followed all the intended leads along the way, but I did comprehend the theme and recognize the significance of the elements of the story, so in my book, that's a mark in the win column. Also, at the end she is described as "Little Louise," which again makes me think of her as a young child. If the intent of her role was romantic interest, it was lost on me as I viewed Ulrich's earnest gazing to be of a curious and guileless sort he was enchanted by the endearing child, not enamored of an appealing young lady. She is first referenced as a girl, then later grouped with her mother as women, but my mind had already imagined her as a young child, not a young lady or more. ![]() ![]() I didn't find the girl's role within the story to be strong or clearly delineated, and thus the ending was perplexing and out of place for me. But at the end of the day, it all comes back to one thing:Ī short story that deftly demonstrates the two faces of solitude and the quick descending spiral from placid days to dark disturbed nights. Even though the setting is familiar, the characters and the dynamics of the story is entirely different. It's a thirteen-page short story, so I found it on the web and read it right then and there!Īaaaand it's a quite fascinating story. The article mentioned The Inn as a possible inspiration for the novel. ![]() ![]() I found this story while I was reading the Wikipedia page of "The Shining". The hotel usually hires someone to look after the place during this downtime, a caretaker who voluntarily becomes prisoner during the winter.Įh! Eh? I know you are shouting Shining or Redrum at me, but the description I gave is for "The Inn" by Guy de Maupassant, published in 1886. The hotel operates for six months and closes down for the winter as the snowfall makes the roads impassable during that time. Not just any hotel, but a hotel in a remote area. Oi, Stephen King fans! Stop me if you've heard this one.Ī Hotel.
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