"There was candlelight. There were fires in three fireplaces downstairs. There were empty tables and chairs waiting for anyone who might come, and empty beds with covers turned down upstairs."
The scene of the inn in chapter 8 creates a warm mood of anticipation. After the bombing of Dresden, two innkeepers open for business, hoping that refugees would come. Vonnegut creates this warm feeling to show that the Americans are closer to returning home. The warm feeling brings comfort to the prisoners, who were fed well and provided rest in the stable. The blind innkeeper told the Americans goodnight and sleep well, even though the Americans were prisoners of war. The comfort of the " fires in three fireplaces downstairs" gave me a warm feeling and a vivid image of crackling fires in the wintertime.
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