“The brown numbered doors [in the flophouse hallway] stood like upended coffins on each side, bathed in the static red flames of the fire-exit bulbs that dotted the ceiling at intervals.” Crime SceneFlophouseRoss Macdonald Author:Ross Macdonald
“From flophouse bed To poorhouse bread, all outhouse sorrow: I thee wed.” MarriageMarriage ProposalOuthousePoorhouseFlophouse Author:Roman Payne