Gender Readings. Top Ten. Ренц Т.Г - 26 стр.

       “Oh, I’m all right,” he said. “I feel fine. You want anything else?
How about getting a check? I got to make a telephone call before six.”
       “Oh, really?” she said. “Calling up Carol?”
       “She said she might be in around now,” he said.
       “Seeing her tonight?” she said.
       “She’s going to let me know when I call up,” he said. “She’s
probably got about a million dates. Why?”
       “I was just wondering,” she said. “Goodness, I’ve got to fly! I’m
having dinner with Wally, and he’s so crazy. He’s probably there now.
He’s called me up about a hundred times today.”
       “Wait till I pay the check,” he said, “and I’ll put you on a bus.”
       “Oh, don’t bother,” she said. “It’s right at the conner. I’ve got to
fly. I suppose you want to stand and call up your friend from here?”
       “It’s an idea,” he said. “Sure you’ll be all right?”
       “Oh, sure,” she said. Busily she gathered her gloves and purse,
and left her chair. He rose, not quite fully, as she stopped beside him.
       “When’ll I see you again?” she said.
       “I’ll call you up,” he said. “I’m all tied up, down at the office
and everything. Tell you what I’ll do. I’ll give you a ring.”
       “Honestly, I have more dates!” she said. “It’s terrible. I don’t
know when I’ll have a minute. But you call up, will you?”
       “I’ll do that,” he said. “Take care of yourself.”
       “You take care of yourself,” she said. “Hope you’ll feel all right.”
       “Oh, I’m fine,” he said. “Just beginning to come back to life.”
       “Be sure and let me know how you feel,” she said. “Will you?
Sure, now? Well, good-bye. Oh, have a good time tonight! Thanks,”
he said. “Hope you have a good time, too.”
       “Oh, I will,” she said. “I expect to. I’ve got to rush! Oh, I nearly
forgot! Thanks ever so much for the tea. It was lovely.”
       “Be yourself, will you?” he said.
       “It was,” she said. “Well. Now don’t forget to call me up, will
you? Sure? Well, good-bye.”
       “So long,” he said.
       She walked on down the little lane between the blue-painted
tables.




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