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DEAD MAN'S ISLAND:
Part #5-1.
#Listening, #British_English

“How long did you live in Hong Kong, Mrs Sanders?”

“Seven years,” answered my mother. “My husband died in a plane crash last year, so we’ve come back to live in England.”

“Where did you live before Hong Kong?”

“We lived in India for three years.”

Then Greta Ross took my mother into a room and asked her more questions. I waited outside.

“Greta Ross is nice,” I thought. “I hope my mother gets the job.”

Soon after, the door opened and my mother came out. She was smiling.

Greta Ross said, “Please wait here for a minute, Mrs Sanders. I want to make a phone call.” She went back into the room, and closed the door.

I was sitting on a chair near the door, and I could just hear Greta Ross’s voice speaking on the phone.

“I think I’ve found someone,” she was saying. “She has a daughter, but the girl can work in the garden or on the farm… Don’t worry, they’ve been away from England for ten years… It’ll be all right, I tell you… Don’t worry.”

After a few minutes, Greta Ross put down the phone and came out of the room.

“You’ve got the job,” she told my mother.

My mother was pleased. “Thank you,” she replied.

I was pleased, too, but now I was worried about that phone call. I didn’t understand it.