--- Lesson 40 Food and talk
--- First listen and then answer the question.
--- Was Mrs.Rumbold a good companion at dinner?
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!'^“
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