The Carteret Apartments turned out to be a high-stooped old brownstone on the West Side at 68th Street. It was one of a whole block of identical brownstones, most of which offered furnished rooms “with or without board.” The Carteret, however, boasted a gold-leaf lettered legend on the glass pane of its front door proclaiming: Carteret Apartments—Accommodations for the Discriminating.
Carteret Apartments—Accommodations for the DiscriminatingLiddell climbed the high stone stoop, tried the vestibule door. It was open. On the hall door there was a cardboard sign which urged Please Be Sure This Door Is Closed After You. Whoever had used it last apparently didn’t believe in signs.
Please Be Sure This Door Is Closed After YouLiddell pushed the door open, made sure it was closed behind him. The
