New Concept English II - 68 (02/22/2008)

Lesson 68 Persistent

I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me. It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him. I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes. He never has anything to do. No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you. I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.

\'Hello, Nigel,\' I said, \'Fancy meeting you here!\'

\'Hi, Elizabeth,\' Nigel answered. \'I was just wondering how to spend the morning-until I saw you. You are not busy doing anything, are you?\'

\'No, not at all,\' I answered. \'I am going to ...\'

\'Would you mind my coming with you?\' he asked, before I had finished speaking.

\'Not at all,\' I lied, \'but I\'m going to the dentist.\'

\'Then I\'ll come with you,\' he answered. \'There\'s always plenty to read in the waiting room!\'