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Bed and Breakfast by Gene Wolfe

This story is part of the The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction group collection discussion.

★★★★

Synopsis

The first brilliant line grabbed my instantly:
"I know an old couple who live near Hell."
A man regularly stops at a B&B which is located near hell. He gives protection to a beautiful woman, spends a passionate night with her, talks to a demon.

Review
Dialogue, setting, and those characters bound me to the narration. One wonders about the true motivations of the characters: Is the woman a runaway from hell? Is the demon sent to get her back or to win over his soul? Or is he simply a mad man, nothing of all is true? The story draws strength from the inconclusive ending: Whill he call her?