and when I reached Alliance, I found a lowing rainy sky, that went well with the dreariness of a flat manufacturing town –
    The trip ended in six miles of sundry road and a broken wheel and as I struggled along in the dark pushing my stubborn vehicle swearing profusely, and sweating I thought what a sad ending for such a romantic trip – but there was compensation for getting so tired & thirsty & hungry in the meal I got at home with ice-water, the greetings of my family, the bath & the sleep between cool sheets.