New Concept English II - 11(12/06/2008)

Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another



I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came

in. Harry worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is

now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he

always borrows money from his friends and never pays it

back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He

has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I

asked him to lend me two pounds. To my surprise, he gave

me the money immediately. ‘I have never borrowed any money

from you, ’ Harry said, ‘so now you can pay for my dinner!