Martin didn't know how miraculously he did not encounter any of the hotel employees on his way to the exit. Maybe they weren't that vigilant at this time, or maybe they just disappeared for few minutes. Only at the exit door a young man in the hotel's livery asked:
"Would you like a taxi, sir?"
Martin did not immediately realize that the words were meant for him.
"Sir?" a hotel employee called him.
Martin flinched, surprised and ashamed. He couldn't look up at hotel employee as he replied:
"No thank you."
"Have a good night, sir."
"Thank… thank you. Good night."
