Thus, when you alight at such an hotel, you are expected to examine a considerable number of rooms, and to inquire about the respective prices.

When you have fixed upon a suitable apartment, you will do well, if you wish to practise economy, to propose to the landlord considerably less than he demands; and you will generally find, if you have a talent for bargaining, that the rooms may be hired for somewhat less than the sum first stated.

You must be careful, however, to leave no possibility of doubt as to the terms of the contract.

Perhaps you assume that, as in taking a cab, a horse is always supplied without special stipulation, so in hiring a bedroom the bargain includes a bed and the necessary appurtenances.

Such an assumption will not always be justified.