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75. The Telephone Number
2013-09-06
Mrs Jones`s telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in her town was 3464, so people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs Jones answered it. A tired man said, `At what time does your last film begin?`
`I am sorry,` said Mrs Jones, `but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.`
`Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?` said the man. `I am sorry about that. Goodbye.`
Mrs Jones was very surprised, so she told her husband.
He laughed and said, `The man`s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn`t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy!`
