"Desk clerk" Quotes from Famous Books
... Liberal party and at once fined him for keeping open after hours. That made one conviction. On the top of this had come the untoward incident just mentioned and that made two. Beyond that was the deluge. This then was the exact situation when Billy, the desk clerk, entered the back bar with the ... — Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town • Stephen Leacock
... way, is Lowell. Cliff Lowell." This was in the elevator. "The desk clerk will tell you as much as any one need know about me, if you feel the need of credentials." The elevator halted, and the human automaton who operated it slid open the door. "I don't often yield to these sudden impulses myself. But life is a bore—and you are different. I somehow feel as if we ... — The Thunder Bird • B. M. Bower
... The desk clerk looked young and comparatively innocent. Fredericks ambled over, taking his time about it. The clerk looked up and ... — Sight Gag • Laurence Mark Janifer |