1954  . . . he sat on the Winnipeg couch that stood at one end of the room. . . .
1958  The Winnipeg couch was a fine oldtimer, built of solid iron and coil springs in those days when Canadians fell into bed with their boots on.
1966  Then he opened a door and I saw them--twenty unshaven, hollow-eyed men lying under grey blankets on low Winnipeg couches opened up into beds.