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Bossiney ventured: ”It's the first spring day”.
Irene echoed softly: ”Yes - the first spring day”.
”Spring!” said June: ”there isn't breath on air!” No one replied.
The fish was taken away, a fine fresh sole from Dover. And a
servant brought champagne, a bottle swathed the neck with white.
Soames said, ”You'll find it dry”.
Cutlets were handed. They were refused by June and silence fell.
Soames said, ”You'd better take a cutlet, June, there's nothing
coming”.
But June again refused, so they were taken away.
Soames was speaking, ”the asparagus is very pure. Bossiney, a
glass of sherry with your sweet? June, you're drinking nothing!”
June said, ”You know, I never do. Wine's such horrid stuff!”
An apple charlotte came upon a silver dish.
”Sugar, please”, June said.
Sugar was handed her, and Soames remarked, ”This charlotte is
good!”
The charlotte was removed. Long silence followed. Olives from
France with Russian caviar were placed on little plates. And Soames
remarked,”Why can't we have the Spanish?” But no one answered.
The olives were removed. Lifting her tumbler, June demanded,
”Give me some water, please”. Water was given her. A silver tray was
brought, with German plums. In perfect harmony all were eating them.
Egyptian cigarettes were handed in a silver box. Brandy was
handed; it was pale and old.
Soames said, ”Bossiney, better take some brandy”. Bossiney took
a glass and they all rose ...

3.Listen to the story by J.M.Ward. Dramatize it. Entitle the story.

(After J.M. Ward)

Susan and Peter got married in Rome where Peter was working as
a teacher at the Parker Institute. They lived in a nice room at the Ancony
Hotel and had their meals at the restaurant of the hotel. Some time later
Susan got an urgent telegram from her home in England which said that
her mother felt bad. So she had to fly to London.
Today she was to come back and Peter was waiting for her at
Rome Airport. The plane landed with a short delay. Susan got off, went
through the Customs and Passport Control and came up to Peter.
”Hello,” she said, ”How are you?”

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