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[00:18.08]Lesson 40
[00:19.95]Food and talk
[00:23.14]Last week at a dinner party,the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs.Rumbold.
[00:29.89]Mrs.Rumbold was a large,unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.
[00:35.59]She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
[00:40.12]Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time,she was busy eating.
[00:46.04]I tried to make conversation.
[00:48.85]'A new play is coming to "The Globe" soon,' I said,'Will you be seeing it?'
[00:55.36]'No,' she  answered."
[00:57.53]'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?' I asked.
[01:02.14]'No,' she answered.
[01:04.40]'Will you be staying in England?'I asked.
[01:07.59]'No,'she answered.
[01:09.89]In despair,I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
[01:14.63]'Young man,'she answered,
[01:16.76]'if you ate more and talked less,we would both enjoy our dinner!'
 
Was Mrs.Rumbold a good companion at dinner?