Words
hostess
fix
unsmiling
globe
tight
despair
Content
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 a 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 said. 'If you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner.'