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- I don’t remember everything…., but I remember his hat and his
bag.
- Look at the hats on the table. Is that the hat?
- Yes, that’s the hat he was wearing.
- … And the bag?
- Yes, that’s the bag he was carrying.
- Do you remember anything about the woman?
- Yes, she was wearing a blonde wig and black platform shoes.
- How do you know it was a wig, Mrs Dixter?
- Because it fell off when she was running to the car.
- Look at this wig on the table. Is that the wig?
- Yes, that’s the wig she was wearing.
- And the shoes.
- Yes, they are the shoes she was wearing.
- Thank you, Mrs. Dixter.
UNIT 42.
THE EMPTY CHAIR.
A friend of mine Rob Jenkins almost had a nervous breakdown last
year. I told him to go to the doctor.
- Hello, Mr. Jenkins. What can I do for you?
- Well, Doctor. I’m very tense and nervous, I haven’t been able to
sleep for several days.
- Hm… Have you been working hard?
- Oh, yes. I’ve been very busy. I’ve been working twelve hours a day.
- Have you been taking any pills?
- No, but I’ve been smoking too much and I’ve been drinking a lot of
coffee.
- Well. You should take a holiday. You should go somewhere quiet
and peaceful. Like Cornwall. Why didn’t you go there?
Rob decided to go to Cornwall the next weekend. Penky was a
very small fishing village in the north coast of Cornwall. There
were no trains or buses to Penky. So he had to drive. It was a long
journey and Rob arrived late on Friday evening.
The landlady of the guest-house Mrs. Duhn answered the door
and showed to his room. Rob was very tired and went straight to
bed. He slept well and didn’t wake up until nine o’clock the next
morning.
Rob went downstairs for breakfast. Because there were no other
guests, Mrs. Duhn invited him to have breakfast with her daughter
Catherine. Catherine was already sitting in the dining room.
She was about thirteen years old with long black hair and clear
gray eyes. Mrs. Duhn went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Rob
and Catherine looked at each other nervously for a few seconds.
- There are four places at the table. Is there another guest?
- Oh, no. Were never talk about the empty place.
- The empty place? What do you mean?
- Well, that used to be my father’s place?
- Used to be? I didn’t understand.
- My father was a fisherman. Three years ago he went in his boat and
he never returned.
- What happened to him?
- Nobody knows. They searched everywhere but they found nothing.
My mother always keeps that place for him. And she makes his
breakfast every morning. She thinks he will come back. That’s a
photograph of him over there on the wall. My mother’s been
waiting for him for three years.
Rob said nothing. But he looked very worried. At that moment Mrs.
Duhn returned. She poured four cups of tea and put one cup in the
empty place. Rob looked more worried and he stared at the empty
chair. Suddenly he heard footsteps outside the door and a tall man with
- I don’t remember everything…., but I remember his hat and his
bag. Rob decided to go to Cornwall the next weekend. Penky was a
- Look at the hats on the table. Is that the hat? very small fishing village in the north coast of Cornwall. There
- Yes, that’s the hat he was wearing. were no trains or buses to Penky. So he had to drive. It was a long
- … And the bag? journey and Rob arrived late on Friday evening.
- Yes, that’s the bag he was carrying. The landlady of the guest-house Mrs. Duhn answered the door
- Do you remember anything about the woman? and showed to his room. Rob was very tired and went straight to
- Yes, she was wearing a blonde wig and black platform shoes. bed. He slept well and didn’t wake up until nine o’clock the next
- How do you know it was a wig, Mrs Dixter? morning.
- Because it fell off when she was running to the car. Rob went downstairs for breakfast. Because there were no other
- Look at this wig on the table. Is that the wig? guests, Mrs. Duhn invited him to have breakfast with her daughter
- Yes, that’s the wig she was wearing. Catherine. Catherine was already sitting in the dining room.
- And the shoes. She was about thirteen years old with long black hair and clear
- Yes, they are the shoes she was wearing. gray eyes. Mrs. Duhn went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Rob
- Thank you, Mrs. Dixter. and Catherine looked at each other nervously for a few seconds.
- There are four places at the table. Is there another guest?
UNIT 42. - Oh, no. Were never talk about the empty place.
THE EMPTY CHAIR. - The empty place? What do you mean?
- Well, that used to be my father’s place?
A friend of mine Rob Jenkins almost had a nervous breakdown last - Used to be? I didn’t understand.
year. I told him to go to the doctor. - My father was a fisherman. Three years ago he went in his boat and
he never returned.
- Hello, Mr. Jenkins. What can I do for you? - What happened to him?
- Well, Doctor. I’m very tense and nervous, I haven’t been able to - Nobody knows. They searched everywhere but they found nothing.
sleep for several days. My mother always keeps that place for him. And she makes his
- Hm… Have you been working hard? breakfast every morning. She thinks he will come back. That’s a
- Oh, yes. I’ve been very busy. I’ve been working twelve hours a day. photograph of him over there on the wall. My mother’s been
- Have you been taking any pills? waiting for him for three years.
- No, but I’ve been smoking too much and I’ve been drinking a lot of Rob said nothing. But he looked very worried. At that moment Mrs.
coffee. Duhn returned. She poured four cups of tea and put one cup in the
- Well. You should take a holiday. You should go somewhere quiet empty place. Rob looked more worried and he stared at the empty
and peaceful. Like Cornwall. Why didn’t you go there? chair. Suddenly he heard footsteps outside the door and a tall man with
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