When Billy peers through the window of the Bed and Breakfast, he tells himself, “Animals were usually a good sign in a place like this”(63).
As Billy unpacks his suitcase, he thinks, “I’m a lucky fellow, he thought…This is a bit of all right” (65). This shows verbal irony
“She seemed terribly nice” (64)
‘”She was not only harmless-there was no question about that-but she was also quite obviously a kind and generous soul”