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Welcome to send me to sleep, the place to find relaxing stories for a good night's rest.

My name's Andrew. Thanks for joining me.

Tonight, I'll be reading A Room with a View by E. M. Foster.

Chapter 2.

In Santa Croacher with No Baydecker.

In the previous part, Lucy and her cousin Charlotte had had a disappointing arrival at their pension house in Florence, their rooms not being as picturesque as had been described to them.

Another lodger, Mr Emerson and his son George, overheard this at dinner and offered to swap rooms with them.

But Charlotte's suspicious nature had her decline.

However, a word of faith from friend and clergyman, Mr. Bebe, convinced Charlotte that the offer was good-natured, and so they

swapped rooms. Before we begin tonight's story, let's get ourselves ready for sleep. Start by

taking a deep, relaxing bread, and settle your body in whatever way feels most comfortable.

Now let any thoughts of the day drift away from your mind and simply follow the sound of my voice.

So let your eyes fall heavy and your breath soften as we settle in for a peaceful night's sleep.

...and... Chapter 2

In Santa Croce

Without Baydecker

It was pleasant to wake up in Florence, to open the eyes upon a bright, bare room, with a floor of red tiles which looked clean, though they are not, with a painted ceiling whereon pink griffins and blue Amorini sport in a forest of yellow violins and bassoons.

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