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--- lesson 13 'It's only me' “ |
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--- Listen to the tape then answer the question below. |
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--- What did the man expect to find under the stairs? |
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After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. |
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She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. |
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She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. |
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Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. |
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After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. |
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She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear. |
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Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door. |
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She knew that it must be the baker. |
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She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. |
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Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. |
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She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. |
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Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. |
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Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre. |
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She tried to explain the situation, saying 'It's only me', but it was too late. |
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The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. |
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When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him. |
