The man
who is described only as the American is confronted by a problem which threatens his way of
life. The "girl" is pregnant and he wants her to have an abortion. She is obviously
the more honest and mature of the two. She wants to have the baby and settle down to a normal
life. She is fed up with their meaningless existence, with being strangers in a strange land.
She realizes that life offers very little in the way of happiness and that he has been chasinig
after an illusion while she has been simply following him. At one point she says:
That's all we do, isn't it--look at things and try new
drinks?"
Their heavy luggage with all the hotel
labels shows that they have been traveling around Europe for a long time. It is very cheap in
Europe in those days. The price of the first two beers they buy amounts to only about two cents
in American money.
Having the baby would mean that the man would have to
give up his vagabond life and get a steady job. He is selfish, but he is not a
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