New Concept English II - 40 (1/10/09)
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2009-01-10 19:31:28
Food and talk
Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked
me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold
was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black
dress. She did not even look up when I took my
seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her
plate and in a short time, she was busy
eating. I tried to make conversation.
\'A new play is coming to The Globe soon,\' I
said. \'Will you be seeing it?\'
\'No,\' she answered.
\'Will you be spending your holidays abroad
this year?\' I asked.
\'No,\' she answered.
\'Will you be staying in England?\' I asked.
\'No,\' she answered.
In despair, I asked her whether she was
enjoying her dinner.
\'Young man,\' she answered, \'if you ate more
and talked less, we would both enjoy our
dinner!