- Huh!
- Who?
- But …
- Right.
- Oh no!
- Shut up.
- Oh dear!
- Typical!
- Oh well.
- Cheerio.
- Goodbye.
- Perhaps.
- Probably.
- We'll go.
- I wonder.
- Sit down.
- Good idea.
- Let's see.
- Don't cry.
- Poor Mary!
- All right.
- Oh, really?
- Are you in?
- Never mind!
- About what?
- Oh, thanks.
- This dance.
- Be a sport.
- Good night.
- No, thanks.
- I'm coming.
- Never mind.
- Very funny.
- Oh shut up.
- It's funny.
- Am I right?
- That's done.
- Do cheer up!
- Yes, indeed!
- Well, go on.
- Forget what?
- Do let's go.
- Yes, please.
- Yes, indeed.
- That's good.
- Oh, did you?
- I'd love to.
- Mm, I agree.
- Oh how nice!
- Oh, Arthur!
- Oh, does she?
- No, I didn't.
- What’s today?
- Who was that?
- I like chops.
- No, actually.
- No, carry on.
- How's the car.
- Arthur agreed.
- Right you are.
- Suit yourself.
- No, I'm sorry.
- Do you really?
- You know I do.
- Oh, you idiot!
- Noble, I mean.
- Oh, these men.
- How wonderful!
- Oh, have they?
- I'll answer it.
- No, these here.
- It's up to you.
- Yes, of course.
- Mary and Bruce.
- I've forgotten.
- I'll treat you.
- Please, Arthur.
- Ok, that'll do.
- Yes, certainly.
- Yes, thank you.
- Your name, sir?
- Oh what a pity!
- Am I too early?
- No. Not at all.
- Can I help you?
- Ah, yes, madam.
- All right then.
- Sit down, dear.
- No, they're OK.
- That'd do fine.
- Dinner's ready.
- Now let me see.
- It's very ugly.
- The semi-final?
- Are we winning?
- Have some more.
- I am delighted.
- I say, you two!
- You're hopeless!
- I must see this.
- You must decide.
- I can afford it.
- What did he say?
- Carry on, Jimmy.
- Yes, just about.
- Now now, Arthur.
- Cheerio, Arthur.
- Why's that then?
- Well, thank you.
- Here she is now.
- Of course it is.
- Don't be stupid.
- He gave it away.
- Well, that’s it.
- Ah, here's Mary.
- The taxi's here.
- Yes, if you like.
- That's all right.
- Not particularly.
- Poor Mr Smithers.
- 'I'm going home.'
- Hang on a minute.
- What could he do?
- I don't know why.
- All right, Mrs H.
- There's the bell.
- He won't be long.
- Now don't forget.
- What's happening?
- Excuse me, madam.
- Well, not really.
- That'd be lovely.
- Quiet, everybody!
- Come on, you two.
- How did you know?
- That's fantastic.
- What’s the score?
- It’s nearly over.
- Here’s your beer.
- You needn't worry.
- Shall I answer it?
- I mustn't miss it.
- Hallo, Mr Smihers.
- Oh, hallo, Arthur.
- Yes, I suppose so.
- What's the matter?
- Yes, that's right.
- No, I didn't look.
- Oh, why not, dear?
- Oh, go on, Arthur.
- You can't miss it.
- Don't get annoyed.
- I was only joking.
- Here's the ticket.
- You do look tired.
- Time for the news.
- I never liked him.
- A library perhaps.
- How right she was!
- Is that you, Mary?
- And it’s all over.
- You needn’t get up.
- I'm bringing Bruce.
- Her glass is empty.
- Why are you crying?
- Oh, all right then.
- You're jolly lucky.
- Any Wocester sauce?
- It's ITV, isn't it?
- Oh, now let me see.
- I wonder who it is.
- Ah, yes, so must I.
- It'll soon be over.
- 'It's not like her.
- I'm much too upset.
- Not cold, are they?
- I hope not, anyway.
- Oh, don't be silly!
- Mary was delighted.
- Oh, George, really!
- Goodbye, everybody.
- I don't know really.
- That'll be 2 pounds.
- How old are you now?
- Ah, this must be it.
- Sorry I was so long.
- Oh, my feet do hurt.
- Who's that, Arthur?
- Well, bless my soul.
- But I tell you what.
- When are your exams?
- It's fish and chips.
- You know I love you!
- Hang on a bit, Mary.
- He’s on his own now.
- What about you, Jenn?
- It is New Year’s Day.
- See what I mean, Don?
- He doesn't talk much.
- Yes, but I like them.
- I'm glad you're here.
- I thought it was fun.
- Did you see her ring?
- Yes, it was terrible.
- This is Peter Knight.
- Come in and sit down.
- Well, it's like this.
- I'll just go and get.
- Oh, well. Never mind.
- I'm driving later on.
- You're an only child.
- Shall I lay the table?
- Just a minute, Arthur.
- Which one do you like?
- Which one shall I get?
- What did they do then?
- What about you, Peter?
- You shouldn't give up.
- He thought to himself:
- What can I do for you?
- Good evening, friends.
- Better luck next time.
- Newton, Arthur Newton.
- He chose number eight.
- Ah, yes. It's in here.
- Do you feel all right?
- Oh, it doesn't matter.
- Where did you see him?
- Good afternoon, madam.
- We're police officers.
- What's this all about?
- I can't say I'm sorry.
- Mm, it's getting late.
- Where would they live?
- You and your football.
- Anyway, Arthur's here.
- Jennifer's growing up.
- Which one do you mean?
- Mind your own business.
- He died five years ago.
- This was Arthur’s bank.
- How are you getting on?
- It's time for the news.
- Good evening everybody.
- Oh, I don't think I go.
- Oh, yes, do go, Arthur.
- How are you these days?
- Are you coming in then?
- Now what's the problem?
- Yes, I'll have one too.
- Well, how's Bruce then?
- I'm sorry, Mrs Jenkins.
- Will you go or shall I?
- My purse is over there.
- Look, here's our lunch.
- Well, just as you like.
- HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?
- It's a real old banger.
- He loves you very much.
- That'll be fifty pence.
- No, she was fantastic.
- Ha-ha! Not you, Arthur.
- What children they are!
- You can say that again.
- I don’t like him either.
- She likes you, you know.
- Now where are you going?
- Yes, don't you like her?
- Oh, there you are, dear.
- It's 2 pounds a ticket.
- Good evening, Mr Newton.
- Nothing serious, I hope.
- Good evening, everybody.
- I'll do it, Mr Smithers.
- Can you pay him, Arthur?
- Yes, I've got it. … Yes?
- Never mind, Mr Smithers.
- Ah, you're back at last.
- It's nearly ten o'clock.
- What's the matter, dear?
- Mary, will you marry me?
- What a magnificent goal!
- They grow very well here.
- Here's a note from Mrs H.
- Shall I get them for you?
- They both look very nice.
- Are you bringing anybody?
- Why don't you ask Sheila?
- Oh, I've just remembered.
- Have you seen my husband?
- Tell Arthur all about it.
- Oh, all right, I suppose.
- What about your A-levels?
- And that's another thing.
- Well, I can't say really.
- Ah, there's the doorbell.
- Well, if it isn't Arthur!
- Let's not sit here, Mary.
- He's long time, isn't he?
- Oh, that's nothing, Mary.
- It'll help you to forget.
- What were the roads like?
- Just a small one, please.
- I didn't like him either.
- It's getting rather late.
- It's not rubbish, Arthur.
- Now he passes to Higgins.
- What a damned good match!
- I suppose not, Mr Steele.
- Now where are the matches?
- Now what shall I do first?
- He's rather shy, isn't he?
- All right so far, I think.
- Shall I bring Mr Smithers?
- Can I have it all in ones?
- Yes, it still goes - just.
- Are you enjoying yourself?
- Isn't it shocking, Arthur?
- Refreshments are included.
- Well, here we are at last.
- Haven't seen you for ages.
- Oh, you must be Mr Newton.
- Good, that's settled then.
- Have you tidied your room?
- I expect it's the milkman.
- It's rather hot, isn't it?
- I'm sorry to be so boring.
- Would you like some sauce?
- Thank God I found out now.
- I hear he got eight years.
- Oh, that must be them now.
- This match is nearly over.
- Do have a sandwich, girls.
- Ah, there you are, Arthur.
- He lives in digs in London.
- I didn’t think much of him.
- We’ve introduced ourselves.
- Oh dear, look at the smoke.
- I haven't thought about it.
- Oh, Arthur, you are a fool.
- Get Sheila a drink, Arthur.
- Didn't you enjoy the party?
- He had to lie on the floor.
- He had his new suit on too.
- This was a very boring job.
- Would you like to sit down?
- It's three minutes to nine.
- Artur'll be on in a minute.
- Now which channel is it on?
- It's Mr Smithers, isn't it?
- Mr McKenzie'll see you now.
- Mary had still not arrived.
- Here'S your dinner, Arthur.
- You've got Arthur with you.
- That's my mother, actually.
- Bye! Cheerio! Best of luck!
- You needn’t bother about me.
- Mrs Harrison won't be there.
- Did you have a good holiday?
- They're upstairs in my room.
- Look, here comes Mrs Steele.
- It was all right, I suppose.
- You know the way, I imagine.
- Why didn't you introduce me?
- Oh, that's Bill Skeffington.
- Ah, there you are, Jennifer.
- Wasn't he working late then?
- He's spending it like water.
- Where's Bruce tonight, Mary?
- We'll be as quick as we can.
- Does Mrs harrison live here?
- Your girlfriend, Sheila, eh?
- Would you like to go in now?
- And you, sir, if you please.
- Well, dinner's nearly ready.
- No, there’s no score so far.
- Being to the fair, have you?
- What sort is it? Oh, it’s ….
- Oh yes, er well ar that is …
- Oh, Arthur, you’re hopeless.
- Yes, it went off splendidly.
- Well, I don’t even live here.
- Just then the telephone rang.
- I'm afraid that was bad news.
- It's coming from the kitchen.
- Do you mean those over there?
- OK, see you in a minute then.
- Yes, he's just coming in now.
- Mary, what a lovely surprise!
- Well, money isn't everything.
- Is this your turning, Sheila?
- Well, I only saw one of them.
- I'm just going to the ladies.
- My hair's in a bit of a mess.
- It was, er, Tokyo, wasn't it?
- The telly's gone wrong again.
- Still going all right, is it?
- You don't look very cheerful.
- Yes, it's my engagement ring.
- Perhaps she'd better go home.
- Ah, that's the phone ringing.
- I must get back to my office.
- Oh, thet's a marvellous idea.
- Yes, we went to the Cotswold.
- Yes, I'm rather tired myself.
- I think I love him, actually.
- When should they get married?
- This is a nice glass of beer.
- Will you feed the cat, please?
- I’ll make you one if you like.
- I can't think of anybody else?
- She likes you a lot, actually.
- Er, I won't keep you a moment.
- Yes, thank you, Miss stephens.
- It is Miss Stephens, isn't it?
- Now where do you live, Sheila?
- It's quite near you, actually.
- Arthur felt even more unhappy.
- What are you doing these days?
- That wasn't difficult, was it?
- So do I, if they're not burnt.
- I'm just waiting for a friend.
- Give me your hand first, dear.
- Finally the great day arrived.
- Why is he going round the back?
- We'll have to say hello to her.
- I'll drive you home if you like
- And Bruce isn't my type anyway.
- Didn't anybody sound the alarm?
- No, it all happened so quickly.
- You do realize that, don't you?
- What do you want to drink then?
- Yours faithfully, Arthur Newton
- This afternoon's been terrible.
- Come in, my dear, and sit down.
- Now that's in the crystal ball.
- Look here, your glass is empty.
- Where's your wife, Mr Stephens?
- I wonder if that Mary can cook.
- Ah, there's the front door bell.
- I want to look at these dresses.
- Sheila. Shall I ask her for you?
- You got a bargain there - ha-ha.
- You mustn't look so sad, Arthur.
- I'll tell you when we get there.
- I'm completely broke this month.
- Do you mean there was a robbery?
- What happened then, Mr Smithers?
- One double ticket, please, Bill.
- Arthur couldn't dance very well.
- Ah, this must be him coming now.
- I passed those and three others.
- I'm afraid I failed all of them.
- Arthur said that he didn't know.
- I see the television man's been.
- He was well-known in Middleford.
- Would you like to come this way?
- No need to be offensive, Arthur.
- Right, Mr Fanshawe, you're next.
- Now, Arthur, what's the trouble?
- In just under a month, actually.
- Do you mind if I turn the Tv up?
- Well, Mary, I think I'm for bed.
- I don't know what you see in it.
- That one over there by the door.
- Come on, Arthur, we'd better go.
- Arthur’s parents are still alive.
- He got up and introduced himself.
- Have you done any cooking before?
- I've got to go into the bank now.
- Er, the manager wants to see you.
- Well, the money I've spent on it!
- Well, what's the matter with her?
- Here's your bacon and eggs, dear.
- Oh, Mr Morgan, this is Mr Newton.
- We've still got some places left.
- After all, you have tried before.
- I'll have a tomato juice, please.
- Take your time; there's no hurry.
- The audience clapped and cheered.
- I've come to repair the TV set. …
- Try not to bite on it if you can.
- What's the matter with you today?
- Well, I just can't understand it.
- You've cheered me up quite a lot.
- You said it'd be ready by Monday.
- I must say it's rather difficult.
- Well, I really must be going now.
- I'll just see Arthur to the door.
- After all, it is Sunday tomorrow.
- That was a waste of money, I bet.
- Is she still going out with Bruce?
- Arthur did not follow this advice.
- There was less than nothing in it.
- Tickets can be bought at the door.
- Look, there's a notice over there.
- Yes, I did both of them at school.
- He blushed and become embarrassed.
- I've come for the television, sir.
- Have you been to this chap before?
- Arthur is actually the first here.
- She's usually the first to arrive.
- Oh all right, if you like, Arthur.
- Would you mind if I came with you?
- I'd better go and look after them.
- Oh, have you got any tomato sauce?
- Do you really like him then, dear?
- Then they came to the ghost train.
- You've got no brothers or sisters.
- Arthur's going to miss my cooking.
- He would like to be somewhere else.
- There's nothing good anywhere else.
- You can bring a friend if you like.
- I'll have to have some money first.
- I don't know that, did you, Arthur?
- It's just past them on the right. …
- What's the matter with you tonight?
- He then got his job in the library.
- I'm working in a library, actually.
- I'll just see if Mr Morgan's free …
- Why not take English and Economics?
- Sparkol washes whiter and brighter.
- I'm afraid that's the wrong answer.
- I didn't expect him round so early.
- I've got some chops for your lunch.
- It was all about holidays in Spain.
- I don't know what kind of building.
- There are many uniformed men in it.
- Arthur, don't talk to me like that!
- Oh Mary, you know I didn't mean it.
- He’s beaten Müller and he’s scored!
- I suppose it could be my turn next.
- Yes, I don't know how he'll manage.
- By the way, what’s happened to Mary?
- Is there anything you want me to do?
- It's begining to look rather shabby.
- Are you coming to the party, Arthur?
- You'll have to buy another one soon.
- This is a very nice party, isn't it?
- Now where ought I to park, I wonder?
- What are you going to do after that?
- I'll try to be as quick as possible.
- Yes, I noticed you hadn't got it on.
- Yes, he came very quickly, actually.
- Yes, I have, and so has Mr Smithers,
- I'll go and sit in the waiting-room.
- She was looking very pale and tired.
- By the way, I saw Bruce on saturday.
- Oh, I shouldn't worry if I were you.
- I expect you're feeling a bit upset.
- What would you like, Arthur? Sherry?
- Oh, I understand - a broken romance.
- C-can't you tell me about my future?
- Dad, Moter, we've got something to …
- Look, love, could it wait for a bit?
- What other resolutions have you made?
- Why dodn’t you give up smoking, Arty?
- It’s probably for me. I’ll go myself.
- Yes, I'm upstairs. Shall I come down?
- I've cooked for myself lots of times.
- Shall I make a cup of coffee for you?
- I'm just going upstairs for a minute.
- They're a bit expensive, aren't they?
- I think your car's very nice, Arthur.
- 'This is the last straw.' he thought.
- I oughtn't to stay there all my life.
- Well, thank you very much, Mr Morgan.
- Anyway, he was very sweet afterwards.
- You'll miss him if you don't come now
- You've got your glasses, haven't you?
- When do you think we'll have it back?
- Oh dear, I hate having my teeth done.
- He didn't seen her since last Friday.
- Would you wait just a minute, please?
- Would you please come with us, madam?
- We'd like to ask you a few questions.
- Ha-ha, I don't think much of his car.
- I see Bruce Fanshawe got eight years.
- Oh, Mother, we had such a lovely day!
- What a lot of plans they had to make!
- Er …, yes, we have, haven’t we, Mary?
- I bet it cost you a fair bit, though.
- You'll be off in a minite, I suppose.
- We'll send you a postcard from Spain.
- Arthur’s father is the village doctor.
- What are you putting your coat on for?
- My sister in London's ill in hospital.
- Have you got any matches, Mr Smithers?
- Arthur was now completely broke again.
- There's still some of that punch left.
- Then he helped Sheila put her coat on.
- You aren't very cheerful this evening.
- I shall be 22 next birthday, actually.
- Besides, where could he get the money?
- His battery must have been flat again.
- I eexpect it'll be all right later on.
- Mrs Harrison asked Arthur what it was.
- Here's a five-pound consolation prize.
- She immediately telephoned the police.
- Susan, am I free next saturday at all?
- I suppose we could manage without her.
- Yes, quite sure, thank you, Mr Steele.
- I hope she'll forget all about it now.
- You're a very good cook, Mrs Stephens.
- This time I think it's the real thing.
- Here, help yourself to a beer, Arthur.
- The referee’s blown the final whistle.
- Arthur and mary'll be off in a minute.
- The mornings won't be the same, ha-ha.
- Anyway, there’s always time to do that.
- I must go and see her tomorrow evening.
- Could you step into his office, please?
- Why did she have to get engaged to him?
- Saturday the eighteenth - that's today.
- Don't you want to see your old friends?
- He did not want to stay at the library.
- Now let's bring on the next contestant.
- Neither do I and nor does Mrs Harrison.
- Do you want another cup of tea, Arthur?
- Going to have your teeth done, are you?
- Are you sure you don't want to go home?
- I used to think Arthur was such a bore.
- Recently Arthur bought a car from Bruce.
- Arthur put the lights out and locked up.
- Stop the car, Arthur! I want to get out.
- She got it in the January sales in town.
- Thirts days hath September … so, er, 31?
- That is the correct answer, Mrs Jenkins.
- Well, I hope they do send it back today.
- I thought I recognized your car outside.
- No, I have my teeth done by old Pearson.
- I'm sure I've seen him somewhere before.
- I can't say I liked it very much either.
- I must say It's been a lovely day today.
- I don't understand what Mary saw in him.
- Ah, we gipsies have the power, you know.
- Well, we'll miss you two at the library.
- She's gone to see her sister in hospital.
- He was 55 years old and still a bachelor.
- Well, will you do the cooking or shall I?
- 'What shall we do now, Arthur?' she said.
- The price of a double ticket is 2 pounds.
- I haven't been taken to a dance for ages.
- Arthur did not enjoy the dance very much.
- Well, I must say they've been very quick.
- I hope I don't have to have it taken out.
- Here it is - the big house on the corner.
- Mr McKenzie's just gone out for a moment.
- You wouldn't be interested if I told you.
- Look, there's a big queue at the counter.
- Yes, I don't suppose we'll see him again.
- I've got better things to spend money on.
- I've been looking forward to it all week.
- Have you ever seen such a ridiculous hat?
- We are going to read about Mary and Bruce.
- No, thanks, I'm doing all right by myself.
- Arthur does not like him very much either.
- He created a character called Mr Micawber.
- One Friday night Arthur came home at 8.30.
- Hm, I can't dance, at least not very well.
- I ought to have gone to university really.
- Sheila said she was trying to lose weight.
- Welcome to another edition of Your Choice.
- Is this the ring you brought in last week?
- I'd only feel miserable by myself at home.
- Are your fish and chips all right, Arthur?
- the case against Fanshawe was taken first.
- I think I'll sell it and buy a better one.
- Arthur persuaded Mary to go this with him.
- What a pity you missed most of it, Arthur.
- Well, I don't know, I'm sure, Mr Stephens.
- Oh, she's gone off to help Mary get ready.
- They've got to be at the airport by three.
- You promised not to be rude to me any more.
- Is she at home? - I don’t know; she may be.
- Then Mr Smithers told Arthur about himself.
- You mustn’t play the radio or make a noise.
- Mrs Harrison pressed his only suit for him.
- Good evening. Sorry I'm late, Mrs Harrison.
- He always used to make fun of me, actually.
- Anyway the work was not interesting enough.
- Oh, we've just had a bit of a row actually.
- For each number there is a different prize.
- Would you like to go into the waiting-room?
- It's only a temporary filling, Mr Smithers.
- There's pobably quite a simple explanation.
- Then they told her not to leave Middleford.
- George, why don't you offer Arthur a drink?
- I'll just go and put the car away, I think.
- You haven’t mentioned her once this holiday.
- I only come home for the occasional weekend.
- I don’t drink alcohol. - I’m sure you don’t.
- Have you intrduced yourself to Mr Smithers?’
- Are you really cooking for yourself tonight?
- It is quite enough to see Mr Steele at work.
- At the party everybody seemed very cheerful.
- I had to see the bank manager the other day.
- Well, it's never too late, you know, Arthur.
- There are a lot of people waiting to served.
- Would you like to tell us what your name is?
- Anyway, the way you drive I'm not surprised.
- If we sit over there, we'll be in the shade.
- Here, do you want to borrow my handkerchief?
- We'd arranged to meet for lunch on saturday.
- Would you excuse me for a moment, Mr Steele?
- All right. Off you go but don't be too long.
- She had been thinking quite a lot about him.
- And none of her family had ever liked Bruce.
- Well, goodnight everybody, and thanks again.
- Let's leave the washing up till the morning.
- Palms reads, tea leaves, crystal ball - 50p.
- Oh, you are a pretty young lady, aren't you?
- The ball's gone dark; I can't see any more.
- What on earth are you talking about, my boy?
- I hope your manager's in a good mood. ha-ha.
- Look at that extraordinary woman over there.
- We're just waiting for the taxi to get here.
- Have you made any New Year’s resolutions yet?
- We all hope they will be very happy together.
- Does Bruce make a lot of money, do you think?
- Oh, it's only from the Old Boys' Association.
- I should have done more work here, I suppose.
- Oh dear, that isn't going to halp much is it?
- Arthur told Mrs Harrison that he would be in.
- Well, you've been very understanding, Arthur.
- Why don't we go to the pictures this evening?
- Yes, I've been going to bed late most nights.
- Can you tell me what's going to happen to me?
- Thank you, dear, and the best of luck to you.
- Why don't you have your fortune told, Arthur?
- Oh, I’d better get some more from the fridge.
- Why don’t you help in the garden for a change?
- So Arthur has two reasons to be jelous of him.
- And I haven't had to replace the engine - yet.
- Bruce had lent him a pound and laughed at him.
- Did you get a good look at any of the robbers?
- Where do I go now, Mr Smithers, right or left?
- Yes, I'll make an appointment for Mr Smithers.
- She's been having such a terrible time lately.
- Well, what on earth’s the matter with you all?
- They live in a small village called Applefield.
- In this book we are going to read about Newton.
- Anyway I'm so glad you asked Mary to invite me.
- 'But I don't really like it there,' he thought.
- If she were ill, she would telephone,' he said.
- Arthur said that he had no idea where Mary was.
- As a matter of fact I'm a bit fed up, actually.
- He didn't turn up and I haven't seen him since.
- Well, it's all rather extraordinary, Mr Steele.
- Well, we've been doing economoics this evening.
- Then I suppose you've been hard at it recently?
- I'm so glad Mary's got someone to take her out.
- Then they had to ring Arthur's parents as well.
- You must be in the house by 11 o’clock at night.
- Another thing is - Arthur can't dance very well.
- Everybody admired the ring that Bruce gave Mary.
- It's being held in the school hall this evening.
- Dad said that he wasn't a very nice type of man.
- Ooh, there are some lovely prizes, aren't there?
- Well, I saw him at the dentist's at about 11.30.
- She thought she had been behaving like an idiot.
- Yes, I'm glad that business is all over at last.
- Sitting behind the table was a dark-haired lady.
- Now I mustn't forget to put salt in the potatoes.
- I'll pop in some time in the evening if you like.
- Unlike Arthur, Bruce always seems to be well off.
- Arthur isn't taking anybody to the party himself.
- She offered some to Arthur but he was not hungry.
- Excuse me, is this the General Department Office?
- Would you mind telling me what all this is about?
- Yes, and it looks as if Bruce Fanshawe's a crook.
- I don't know how you can believe in such rubbish.
- Oh, it’s the European Cup Winners’ Cup, isn’t it?
- He came to Middleford from Reading two months ago.
- If you like, but you needn't come if you're busy …
- Yes, but shall I get the green one or the red one?
- The news was a surprise to everybody at the party.
- I shall never forget it if I live to be a hundred.
- He was the one who took the box the rings were in.
- Well, I may go into one of the big firms like ICI.
- I expect McKenzie's too expensive for you, anyway.
- I'd better go and say goodbye to Arthur, hadn't I?
- I’ve decided to grow more vegetables in the garden.
- I am looking forward to Mary's wedding, aren't you?
- It was put into the hall table drawer accidentally.
- Now I ought to get on and tidy my room, I suppose.'
- Oh well, he must have popped out for a few minutes.
- You could start the management Course in September.
- I'm from the Middleford Television Service Company.
- Mm, I don't think you'd get much for it if you did.
- Well, what have you two been doing with yourselves?
- Bruce is tall, good-looking and has a big moustache.
- Don’t expect Arthur to help you; he’s much too lazy.
- So the following weekend Arthur had to stay at home.
- I see your car hasn't been cleaned for ages, Arthur.
- The work in the library was much too boring for him.
- I was going to ask you if you'd lost it or anything.
- At this question Arthur wasn't able to say anything.
- Straight on actually, Arthur. Ooh, this tooth hurts.
- But I think I'd rather stay here, if you don't mind.
- We've been watching a lovely programme on the telly.
- Oh, I had to do that years ago for my banking exams.
- It will be difficult at first but you will be happy.
- Arthur was not absolutely sure what he wanted to do?
- He wears expensive clothes and has a gold wristwatch.
- I haven’t had a cigarette since last night, actually.
- I'll just go and get your breakfast from the kitchen.
- He said he was sorry and bought me some lovely roses.
- Now we shan't know what he's won until he comes home.
- She doesn't like it if you leave your room in a mess.
- Look, Arthur's told me more or less everything, Mary.
- If I do some work it'll take my mind off my problems.
- Would you like to have your dinner on a tray in here?
- Fanshawe, Brown, Elkins, James and Robinson in Court.
- Well, he's certainly better than that Bruce fanshawe.
- Anyway, thanks very much for a very pleasant evening.
- I’m just going across the road to get some cigarettes.
- If you stay at home you don't have to spend any money.
- Arthur helped Mr Steele to move the chairs and tables.
- It it near those new blocks of flats they're building?
- His remarks were heard by Mr Steele, who told him off.
- Arthur went and got them and came back to their table.
- Now, can you tell me, for your first question, what …?
- Then the quizmaster told Arthur to choose an envelope.
- The following monday Arthur got up early for a change.
- But at that moment the door opened and there was Mary.
- If I wait until this evening, the shop will be closed.
- Woulkd you like to take the rest of the afternoon off?
- That evening an article appeared in the evening paper.
- Here's our industrial correspondent, Peter Thompson. …
- Perhaps you could give me a hand in the kitchen, Mary.
- There’s another girl in the group called Sheila Lawton.
- Now there are one or two pieces of information for you.
- Well, in any case you should have introduced me to him.
- He didn't like Mr Steele and Mr Steele didn't like him.
- Well, I've got an appointment with Mr Morgan, actually.
- See my secretary and she'll giv you the enrolment form.
- Now here's Jimmy Green to tell you what the prizes are.
- Mr Smithers remarked that the cakes looked rather hard.
- It's the next turning on the left - the one-way street.
- We'll get a permanent filling done next week some time.
- After a couple of hours they were all allowed to leave.
- He will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court tomorrow.
- Not that young man in the car accident a few months ago?
- Arthur has only one suit and wears it to work every day.
- I'm terribly sorry but I really have to do them tonight.
- It's just off the road that goes to the football ground.
- Conditions at 21 Gladstone Avenue were pretty miserable.
- First of all, he became a clerk in an insurance company.
- Jennifer, on the other hand, had a very good time there.
- Arthur drove down the motorway and was home fairly soon.
- I must tidy up my bedroom before Mrs Harrison gets back.
- Yes, I brought my ring in to have it repaired last week.
- Well, what have you been learning about tonight, Arthur?
- Hallo, we've had such a lovely time, haven't we, Arthur?
- I'll be coming round to your bank tomorrow, Mr Smithers.
- He is very bad with money and never seems to have enough.
- Arthur wanted to know whether her course was interesting.
- I want to watch the sport this afternoon. - Yes. So do I.
- Neither did I. Mrs Harrison only phoned half an hour ago.
- Especially when I have to get my car repaired every week.
- Now I see books - thousands of books in a large building.
- I've loved you ever since I first met you at the library.
- To begin with they could look for a small furnished flat.
- At about 9.45 the guests started to arrive at the church.
- And I've got to have a new dress for the party on Tuesday.
- She has just announced her engagement to Mr Bruce Fanshaw.
- Raise your glasses, please, and drink to the happy couple.
- As I said he had stocking over his head - but he was tall.
- I must have been very lazy in my last two years at school.
- It's just that I haven't seen Bruce for the whole weekend.
- I telephoned him hundreds of times but there was no reply.
- I think Arthur's such a nice young man, don't you, George?
- You know I didn’t think we were going to win at one stage.
- Have you seen the latest report on smoking and lung cancer?
- The holiday is now over and Arthur is still a heavy smoker.
- A minute or two later Mrs Harrison came back into the room.
- Bruce had ordered a very expensive meal with a lot of wine.
- Arthur hadn't even had enough money to pay for his omlette.
- He arrived home at about midnight and went straight to bed.
- He used to be captain of the First Fifteen in my last year.
- At work the following Monday he couldn't do anything right.
- Could you please tell me the way to the General Department?
- First of all he was asked what the capital of Scotland was.
- First of all we've got this fully automatic wahing-machine.
- Oh, Arthur, could you explain to Mr Steele what's happened?
- In a few weeks he would be taking his A-level examinations.
- Ah, yes, you have suffered a lot but your future is bright.
- It will go into extra time if they don’t score pretty soon.
- Arthur is at home with his parents and sister in Applefield.
- I'll peel the potatoes and leave you something else to cook.
- Yours sincerely, George Webster - Hon. Sec. Old Boys's Assn.
- Jennifer's got a lovely new dress that hasn't been worn yet.
- Until recently he could bear the job because Mary was there.
- You've got O-levels, including English and Maths, I suppose?
- He asked the girls if they would like another cup of coffee.
- Then we've got a fortnight's holiday for two in sunny Spain.
- He asked Arthur if he was married or if he had a girlfriend.
- First, I'm going to tell you what's already happened to you.
- He also said: We're going to cook for ourselves this evening.
- Mary was wearing her new dress and she looked very beautiful.
- She must have danced with almost all of Arthur's old friends.
- He chose number seven, saying that this was his lucky number.
- At this point both Arthur and the audience were very nervous.
- Mrs Harrison had said goodbye to her television set for ever.
- Well, as a matter of fact, I’ve already decided to give it up.
- Arthur had to pay because he was responsible for the accident.
- Well, I'd been at the bank for about an hour when it happened.
- Oh, by the way, the letter came for you about a fortnight ago.
- Then he got out his writing-pad and wrote the followig letter.
- But Mr Steele came in and asked him if he knew where mary was.
- Cars then took everybody to the Talbot Hotel for the reception
- He also had to buy a new battery and a new exhaust for his car.
- We shall then have better conditions to work in and more staff.
- That's not so good but you could take your A-levels again here.
- There's enough time to take a couple of A-levels in the summer.
- Mary and Arthur received many presents just before the wedding.
- Look, I'll do the cooking and perhaps you can do the washing up.
- Everybody else is buying something new to wear for the occasion.
- Will you come with me or shall I see you in the Sunny Snack Bar?
- This of course means that you mustn't spend more than you earne.
- Arthur was one of the few people who did not congratulate Bruce.
- You're more my type - honest and serious - only you look so sad.
- So Arthur went upstairs and began to sort out al his belongings.
- In their opinion he should have become a doctor like his father.
- But Mary had just got engaged and yet she was looking miserable.
- Then the quizmaster asked the contestant which number he wanted.
- When you hear the signature tune, it'll be time for Your Choice.
- She was going to ask to have a colour set installed soon anyway.
- He wondered whether she was ill or if she had taken the day off.
- I've been meaning to get some all week but I keep on forgetting.
- The police have been searching for him for the last three weeks.
- Mum, this evening Arthur asked me to marry him and I said ‘Yes’.
- Well, though I say it myself, I think that went off fairly well.
- His landlady, Mrs Harrison, is a widow; she has lost her husband.
- She said things like: You mustn’t do any washing in the bathroom.
- But he realized his problem and gave people this piece of advice:
- The pipes were frozen and he had no 50p pieces for the gas meter.
- Then he was rather rude to an old lady who came to borrow a book.
- The police asked Arthur if he knew Bruce and he said that he did.
- Well, we kept off the main roads and we didn't meet much traffic.
- And what’s more, I’ll save money and the exercise will do me good.
- I'm afraid that you two must cook for yourselves tomorrow evening.
- But she was with Bruce and, as you know, Arthur didn't like Bruce.
- The only person who wasn't pleased about it was Arthur, of course.
- There were no boats there now because it was the middle of winter.
- He had a moustache and a really expensive gold watch on his wrist.
- I haven't seen you since the last term we were at school together.
- But he couldn't go out with her again as she was engaged to Bruce.
- In this particular programme, the quizmaster asks three questions.
- The next to come was Mr Steele who thought,This must be a miracle.
- Mary said that whatever he did she would like to get married soon.
- Well, I’ve made one or two decisions myself, if anybody interested.
- Shall I make you a cup of tea or anything? - No, I've just had one.
- He does not want to spend the whole evening under Mr Steele's eyes.
- Oh, and there's something else; he gets angry for no reason at all.
- He had actually been robbing banks and mixing with other criminals.
- Have your fortune told by Madame Tanya, the original forune teller.
- Arthur works in a library in Middleford, a town in southern England.
- This time he had less then usual and it was a long time till payday.
- After he had looked at the river for a while, he began to feel cold.
- When he left school, he found it very difficult to get a decent job.
- Neither of the girls was looking very happy and Arthur wondered why.
- If you sit on that chair, Mr Smithers, you'll see the screen better.
- It said that Arthur had won the holiday for two on the Costra Brava.
- He will ask you to marry him soon, very soon, sooner than you think.
- Mary and Bruce often go out together and this does not please Arthur.
- Now why don't you go into the sitting-room and make yourself at home?
- Mr Steele, the chief librarian, is coming to the party with his wife.
- I didn't know about Bruce and Mary before - their engagement, I mean.
- It was one of the nicest rings I've ever seen - a lovely big diamond.
- He wants to know if you want any Wocester sauce in your tomato juice.
- He looked out of his bedroom window and saw the sun shining brightly.
- He was told by the inspector that the sergeant would phone Mr Steele.
- Spurs have one, and they go through the final in Amsterdam next week.
- Well, I've had to buy five new tyres, a new battery ans a new exhaust.
- Well, there were these five men; they had stockings over their heads …
- There were a lot of things that ought to have been thrown out ags ago.
- All his friends seemed to be much more successful in life than he was.
- The quizmaster opened the envelope and read the piece of paper inside.
- A little later he looked at his watch and saw it was a quarter to ten.
- At the trial Bruce was found guilty and set to prison for eight years.
- I see another young man - a quiet shy young man but his heart is true.
- I'm terribly sorry to intrude but there seems to be a smell of burning.
- He spent the whole time in the company of Mrs harrison and Mr Smithers.
- Mrs Harrison asked Arthur why he didn't go in for one of these quizzes.
- Mr Steele was very kind and suggested that she should take the day off.
- I got that car of mine from him and I've had no end of trouble with it.
- The ladies all wore very large amusing hats and gaily-coloured dresses.
- Arthur is not looking forward to it very much as Mary is bringing Bruce.
- He also stayed in on Monday evening but on Tuesday he went to the party.
- If all the cars he sells are like the one he sold me, I'm not surprised.
- We'd just received 50.000 pounds for one of the firm whose wages we do…
- Arthur was very surprised to find Mary and Shila sitting in the canteen.
- The detective said that the man had done this trick many times recently.
- Richard Kershaw has been talking to their leader, Mr Fred Williamson … …
- The fortune teller had told her that she would get a proposal very soon.
- No, I think I'll go in and try the red dress on while you're in the bank.
- As he was going home that evening he passed Middleford Technical College.
- Now, I'll put the potatoes on and then I'll put the chops under the grill.
- What's the point, in weather like this when the roads are covered in snow?
- He couldn't go to university because he didn't have enough qualifications.
- Well, I used to think he always told me the truth but now I'm not so sure.
- Look, I've just got to go to the jeweller's next door to get my ring back.
- It has just been announced that teachers have been awarded a pay increase.
- Arthur hadn'T worked very hard, especially in his last two years at school.
- If it were like this every morning,' he thought, 'I'd get up a six o'clock.
- Next to the ghost train was a brightly painted caravan with a sign outside.
- Fresh vegetables are very good for you; you get a lot of vitamins from them.
- At parties everybody else dances while Arthur just sits and looks miserable.
- He and Mr Smithers were having their breakfast when the front doorbell rang.
- So Arthur paid the money and then they sat down together on the narrow seat.
- His first landlady in Middleford was terrible; in fact she was an old dragon.
- Charles Dickens was a famous English novelist of the late nineteenth century.
- Mrs Steele asked Arthur to help her collect all the dirty glasses and plates.
- One of our customes - a lady whose rings we keep in the safe - had just left.
- We hope that this occasion will be supported by as many old boys as possible.
- Mrs Harison asked him if he could go and he told her that he certainly could.
- Now your first question is: can you tell me how many days there are in March?
- So they waited for Arthur to arrive but he did not come home until 12.30 a.m.
- Mrs Harrison asked him who he was going to take on the free holiday with him.
- What a surprise it would be for Jennifer that Arthur was going to marry Mary!
- First we are going to have a new and bigger building sometime later this year.
- Besides the roads may be frozen and what's more I'm a bit broke at the moment.
- Don't forget, ladies and gentlemen, that I don't know what's in the envelopes.
- If he came as early as thes every morning, he would get a lot more work done.'
- Mr Smithers went back to the bank and Mary and Arthur returned to the library.
- It appears it's one of the rings that were stolen from the bank the other day.
- The police are anxious to interview bruce Fanshawe, a Middleford car salesman.
- They stopped a shooting gallery where they were given rifle loaded with darts.
- She told Arthur she would like to go in and hear what Madame tanya had to say.
- She found herself in a dimly-lit room in front of a table with a crystal ball.
- After breakfast Mrs Newton said to Arthur, 'You really ought to tidy your room.
- Neither of the two girls had told him that they were attending evening classes.
- He made lots of new year’s resolutions last year and he didn’t keep one of them.
- There was a man sitting there; he was short and thin with old-fashioned glasses.
- They had been put into the drawers years ago and hadn't been taken out for ages.
- Then Arthur said something nasty about Bruce and Mary got very annoyed with him.
- When he finally got home he was able to tell them what had happened in the quiz.
- There they were taken into separate rooms and were asked a great many questions.
- Well, Mary and I were at the fair this evening and Mary said er that is I said …
- Arthur is in love with Mary himself, but of course, he has not told her about it.
- The following Tuesday Arthur went for his first evening class in A-level English.
- Mary said that she had to learn to cook now because she was getting married soon.
- When you wash your husband's shirts in Sparkol, you'll really see the difference.
- We've got some more wonderful contestants here tonight and some fantastic prizes.
- First of all the quizmaste had asked him what the longest river in the world was.
- She hadn't got to sleep until five in the morning and had consequently overslept.
- Arthur tried to hurry Mary past this quickly but she stopped and read the notice.
- She is very interested in Arthur but he has not shown much interest in her so far.
- The Mrs Harrison came in with a cup of coffee for Mr Smithers and one for herself.
- They were all working very hard and Mr Steele was surprised to see Arthur so busy.
- Then he walked past the resaturant where he had once seen Mary and Bruce together.
- Mrs Harison was very glad that her television was rented and not her own property.
- They invited him to come back for supper after they had returned from the country.
- I've just remembered - the stove's electric, not gas, so we don't need any matches.
- Mrs Harrison told him that she'd only been out for about half an hour when he came.
- Mary was trying to forget all about Bruce but of course this was difficult for her.
- He had been working very hard for the last feww weeks at his English and Economics.
- One day after work Arthur asked mary to come to Middleford Midsummer Fair with him.
- Has told forutnes of all world-famous people including the crowned heads of Europe.
- So they walked to the car park at the back of the library and got into Arthur's car.
- I remeber he and I were smoking once behind the gym and were seen by the headmaster.
- First of all he was twenty minutes late for work because he could not start his car.
- Now your second question is: can you tell me where the last olympic Games were held?
- Arthur had told him that it was the Nile, and this, of course, was the right answer.
- Before the quizmaster asked Arthur the last question he talked to him about his job.
- She apologized to Mr Steele and explained that she had been awake most of the night.
- Have you been thinking about who you're going to take with you on your free holiday?
- Mr Reginald Smithers, 55, a clerk at the bank, described an incident to our reporter.
- He used to sit at a desk all day and copy figures from one piece of paper to another.
- While he was eating his breakfast, he kept on looking out of the window and thinking:
- Well, Mrs Stephens, the long and the short of it is, to put it in a nutshell really …
- Mary had to have her wedding dress made and the bridesmaids also had to have dresses.
- Arthur, Mrs Harrison and Mrs Smithers were watching a young man answer some questions.
- Mr Smithers immediately telephoned the dentist and explained to him what had happened.
- Of course she accepted and it was a very happy couple that left the fair that evening.
- It was a large diamond in a platinum setting - the kind you don't often see these days.
- A week or two later a letter with a Birmingham postmark arrived at 21 Gladstone Avenue.
- Now let's meet the first contestant who wants to play Your Choice. Good evening, madam.
- Ah, Mr Fanshawe, Mr McKenzie's got an emergency so I'm afraid you'll have to wait a bit.
- She told them his address but said that she hadn't been able to contact him all weekend.
- He asked Peter nervously whether he had the ring and Peter pretended the he had lost it.
- Instead he used to waste his time and everybody said he ought to have worked much harder.
- Unfortunately, he failed his A-level examinations and his parents were very diasppointed.
- Sheila told him that she was on a keep-fit course and Mary said she was studying cookery.
- The court was so full that many people were turned away and could not get into the court.
- The chops were completely ruined, so Mr Smithers and Arthur had to go out for their dinner.
- Arthur looked through these and thought about some of the boys and masters he used to know.
- Well, I finished at oxford last term and now I'm doing a postgraduate course in management.
- Mary and Arthur had to get into the detectives' car and drive to Middleford Police Station.
- How nervous Arthur felt as Mary turned the key in the lock and pushed him through the door.
- Finally, he dropped a pile of books on the floor as Mr Steele was walking out of his office.
- This was a very easy question, of course, and the contestant answered that it was Edinburgh.
- If you stand a little nearer to the microphone, the viewers'll hear you a little bit better.
- Now you won't have to listen to a lond speech from me but I must tell you a couple of things.
- Secondly it's my pleasant duty to tell you something about Miss Stephens, Miss Mary Stephens.
- Mrs Harrison had arranged for central heating to be installed but it had not yet been put in.
- Then he was asked what language they spoke in Brazil, and Arthur said that it was Portuguese.
- During the next few weeks the newspapers were full of the case of Bruce and the bank robbery.
- Mary pretended to be frightened by the sights and noises and held tightly on to Arthur's arm.
- Arthur did not feel like going home, and of course he didn't really have any letters to write.
- I really want to take a course in management but I don't think I've got enough qualifications.
- Well, I don't know whether I've told you this before but Mum and Dad don't like him very much.
- No, and he told me he was working late the other night when we should have gone to the cinema.
- In a quiz programme members of the public are invited to answer questions on various subjects.
- Mr Smithers bit his cake, and suddenly let out a shout - he had broken one of his front teeth.
- Arthur had just taken his two A-level examinations but would not know the results until August.
- The money was not good enough for him and he couldn't get promotion without more qualifications.
- She thanked him and said she would stay, but she hardly said a word for the rest of the morning.
- I haven’t had a cigarette since Monday. - You’ve been too lazy to go out and get any, that’s why.
- So the quizmaster quickly asked the final question, which was: 'Which English kind had six wives?
- When they had finished their drink, they got into Arthur's old car and drove towards Mary's home.
- Mary works at Middleford Library and Bruce sells second-hand cars at the Middleford Used Car Mart.
- Arthur did not have to go to prison, of course, but all the same the manager was not very pleased.
- Arthur's room was heated by a gas-fire which had to be fed with coins every couple of hours or so.
- His father was already out visiting patients so he had his breakfast with his mother and Jennifer.
- We both said we were going to save as much money as possible to buy a house … and what's he doing?
- As is the custom, Mary's parents sent invitations to everybody they wanted to come to the wedding.
- His last meeting with Sheila had been a little bit embarrassing so he was not surprised about that.
- Arthur opened it and told her that he'd been invited to take part in the quiz the following Friday.
- During the next week the weather got warmer and warmer and the evenings became lighter and lighter.
- Of course, Mr Stephens had to pay, which made him think how lucky he was to have only one daughter.
- If Arthur wanted to study she could earn enough to keep both of them if the worst came to the worst.
- So he looked for a place where he could have a cup of coffee but every café in Middleford was closed.
- At eight there was a quarter of an hour's break and they all went for a drink in the college canteen.
- Jennifer, Arthur’s seventeen-year-old sister, still goes to school and lives at home with her parents.
- Normally Arthur is a young man who doesn't like hard work - or at least that is what Mr Steele thinks.
- He also told them that one of the bank robbers had had a moustache and a gold watch just like Bruce's.
- Besides, he was too shy to invite anyone to dance with with him so he sat and thought about his future.
- Mrs Newton is in the kitchen and Jennifer, Dr Newton and Arthur are talking together in the living-room.
- He telephoned his parents, wrote a note for Mrs Harrison, got in his car and started off for Applefield.
- The Prime Minister has been having talks at Number 10 with union leaders about a voluntary wages policy.
- Many people sent towels; in fact they found they had enough towels to last them the rest of their lives.
- So he parked his car in the college car park and went through the revolving doors into the entrance hall.
- On the Thursday before the party during his lunch hour, Arthur is walking along the High Street with Mary.
- The police were very interested in Bruce and they asked her when she had seen him last and where he lived.
- Arthur was very sorry that Mary was so miserable but he was glad, of course, that the engagement was over.
- He let Arthur have another fifty pounds, but Arthur had to promise to keep his account in credit in future.
- I should have cleaned it weeks ago but it's been impossible because of all your things all over the place'.
- Among the things he found were some old school reports from St Mark's Grammar School where he was educated.
- I should try and study again and get something good like some of the boys I shall see at the dance tonight.
- Take the lift to the second floor, go right to the end of the corridor and it's the last door on your left.
- Next, the quizmaster asked him where Mt Everest was and the young man answered this question correctly too.
- The first man who came was obviously not from the television repair company; he was a confidence trickster.
- Well, one thing's sure - if Bruce Fanshawe were the last man on earth I'd have nothing more to do with him.
- Mr Smithers enjoyed giving evidence very much but Mary was so upset that she burst into tears in the court.
- Mary said that she would rather do without an engagement ring and spend the money on something more useful.
- He arrived back in Middleford on Sunday night, put his car away and walked into Mrs Harrison’s sitting-room.
- He had to see the bank manager because there was not only no money in his account but he was also overdrawn.
- Sheila then helped Mrs Steele to do the washing up but first she ate a few of the sandwiches that were left.
- He made his way back to the place where he had parked his car, got in and drove back to 21 Gladstone Avenue.
- One evening, Arthur was sitting in Mrs Harrison's sitting-room, watching a quiz programme on the television.
- He often came to houses where there were lodgers after the landlady had gone shopping on a Saturday morning.
- On this particular evening, Arthur did not see Mary but went straight home from his class to Mrs Harrison's.
- At last the church organ began to play and in came Mary on her father's arm followed by jennifer and Sheila.
- Well, if you must know, Sheila, I'm rather keen on Mary myself and I know she won't be happy with that Bruce…
- Arthur wondered whether she was serious when he saw her eating the cream doughnut but he didn't say anything.
- Arthur began to get on with his work and by half past nine he had finished all the postcards he had to write.
- Mary said she would come so Arthur picked her up at her house where he met Mary's parents for the first time.
- Oh dear, I see a tall fair-haired man with a moustache - in another large building - not a library this time.
- When he had put his car away, he went into the house and heard Mr Smithers and Mrs Harrison talking excitedly.
- Arthur wanted to be alone, so he made an excuse and said, 'There are some letters I have to go write, actually.
- First he was brought before the Magistrates's Court and charged with armed robbery together with four other men.
- But first of all they had to see Mary's parents to tell them the good news and decide on a date for the wedding.
- The men wer all dressed in morning suits and grey top hats and they wore white carnations in their button-holes.
- Mr Micawber got into a lot of trouble because he spent more than he earned and had to go to prison because of it.
- There must be something I could study at evening classes here and get enough qualifications to find another job.'
- Dear Sir, I am very interested in taking part in your programme, which I have always watched with great interest.
- He spent a lot during the Christmas holidays; he bought presents for all his family and for Mrs Harrison and Mary.
- Mary said that she didn't want anything but Sheila said she would have another cup of coffee and a cream doughnut.
- So he asked them if they wantd to meet him at the college entrance hall and have a drink with him after the class.
- If the contestants answer the three questions correctly, then the contestant chooses a number between one and ten.
- We'd just had lunch at the Sunny Snack Bar and Mary wanted to go to the jeweller's to collect her engagement ring.
- She now had a colour television set and she and Mr Smithers had been watching it since dinner when Arthur came in.
- After that Arthur walked down to the boathouse where he and Mary with Sheila and her brother had once hired a boat.
- As you imagine, the next few weeks were very busy for mary and her parents, although Arthur didn't have much to do.
- Most of the boys had done much better than he had; they had all either got good jobs or were studying at university.
- Of course, Arthur was able to answer this question - he told the quizmaster and the audience that it was Henry VIII.
- Yes, otherwise we'll be without the telly for the whole weekend and I don't want to miss the midnight movie tonight.
- They asked her if she would mind having her fingerprints taken and she told them she had nothing to hide and sgreed.
- He had been going out with Mary most evenings and and weekends but he had been staying up late reading and learning.
- He told her that he wpould not be able to buy her such an expensive engagement ring as the one Bruce had given her.
- When Mr Smithers was shown Bruce's photo, he told the police that he recognized the man he had seen at the dentist's.
- Worst of all they did not know whether Arthur had won a prize or not, because they were not able to see the programme.
- The police believe that he would be able to help them in their enquiries into the recent robbery at the Westland bank.
- For the next few weeks Arthur saw mary quite a lot - not only in the library but also in the evenings and at weekends.
- I thought you looked a bit miserable this evening and I wondered whether there was anything the matter between you two.
- One evening about three weeks after the drama at the police station, Arthur had been studying at the Technical College.
- By half past ten everything was tidy again and Mr Steele thanked Sheila and Arthur for their help and left with his wife.
- He asked the girl at the enquiry about evening courses and she gave him a prospectus and arranged an appointment for him.
- He wanted to study for more qualifications and to leave the library but everything depended upon his examination results.
- Arthur does not like Bruce for several reasons and the most important reasons is that Arthur is in love with Mary himself.
- They each bought a hot-dog and walked to the middle of the fairground eating their hot-dogs and looking at all the stalls.
- The dentist agreed to see him ammediately, so Arthur volunteered to drive Mr Smithers round to the dentist's straight away.
- This fir is held annually every third week in June on Middleford Common, a large open space to the east of the town centre.
- Bruce and mary left quite early and by ten o'clock the only people who were left were Scheila, Arthur and Mr and Mrs Steele.
- He wanted to know what time the first man had come, what he looked like and whether Arthur had noticed the number of his van.
- If anybody has seen this man, would they please contact the Middleford police (Telephone 026 307 8097) or any police station?
- Arthur missed the target completely with all his shots but Mary got a good score and won a prize - a rather ugly-looking vase.
- Sometimes the prizes are worth a lot of money and sometimes they are something worthless like an empty matchbox or an old shoe.
- The Saturday after the trial was such a nice day, that Arthur rang Mary up and suggested a picnic and a drive into the country.
- The things he looked at in the windows were much too expensive for him to buy - hi-fi sets, cameras, tape recorders and watches.
- A record number of books were taken out in the first week of February and the staff of Middleford Library did a lot of overtime.
- I should very much like to be a contestatnt on 'Your Choice' or, if that is not possible, to be a member of the studio audience.
- They asked her if she had a photograph of Bruce and she told them she had and the police asked her if she would give it to them.
- I really can't be sure whether he was working late or not but somebody told me that saw his car parked outside the Station Hotel.
- After this the television company gave Arthur and the other contestants a dinner and then Arthur said goodbye, and left for home.
- At work in the library the following day, Arthur told ary about his holiday with his parents, and about Mrs Harrison's new lodger.
- The following morning was Saturday and Mrs Harrison rang up the TV repair company and asked them to send a repair man to the house.
- He has been living in Middleford for three years and during the past two years he has been working at the Middleford Used car mart.
- Well, as I was saying, we'd just received this money when some men, five I think there were, rushed in and pointed their guns at us.
- She'd just gone to the local shops to get her coat cleaned and have her shoes repaired and to do a little bit of household shopping.
- When the detective had gone Mrs Harrison went out to the television shop to explain what had happened and to order a new colour set.
- The quizmaster opened the envelope marked No. 7, and told him that he had won the Treasure Chest, which contained two hundred pounds.
- Arthur said that he would like to leave Middleford and that he could probably work and study in London if he passed his examinations.
- The police asked mary once more where she had got the ring and she explained that she'd been given it as an arrangement ring by Bruce.
- Just near the common there was an old eighteen-century pub with a garden outside where they went to sit and talked about their future.
- The winter is a time when a lot of books are borrowed from a library and so in the last few weeks of January Arthur was kept very busy.
- Arthur and mary walked past the caravans parked round the outside of the common and stopped at a stall selling hot-dogs and hamburgers.
- But unfortunately, Arthur had to go to work. So he set off half an hour earlier than usual and arrived at the library before anybody else.
- At the beginning of February the weather suddenly got very cold; the temperature dropped to ten degrees below zero and snow fell every day.
- His lecturer, Mr Greenslade, told him that the classes in English were once a week on Tuesdays and the Economics classes were on Thursdays.
- Mrs Harrison and Mr Smithers were very disappointed that the television had broken down just when Arthur was about to answer his questions.
- This is going to cost over 6,000 pound so the Old Boys' Association is holding an informal dance on Saturday 18th February in the school hall.
- Then tonight's Treasure Chest containing 300 pounds, an old sock, a cracked plate and tonight's Star prize - this wonderful family saloon car.
- A very polite and friendly detective, the one who had questioned Mr Smithers about the bank robbery, came round in about a quarter of an hour.
- A gang of men with stockings over their heads made a daring bank raid on the Westland Bank in Middleford High Street at 10 o'clock this morning.
- They made us lie donw on the floor and took the box the lady's rings were in, and then they took the keys from the manager and opebned the safe.
- Hallo, Arthur. That's all right. Your supper's in the oven. Do you know - Mr Smithers had a very nasty experience today, didn't you, Mr Smithers?
- Finally he was asked which was heavier - a pound of lead or a pound of feathers and again he gave the correct answer that they were both the same.
- January 16th is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the opening of Middleford Library, so this year they are having a party to celebrate the occasion.
- The followed by the ceremony, after which photographs of the bride and bridgegroom with the bridesmaids and families were taken outside the church.
- In the morning he was woken up by his mother with a nice hot cup of tea and then he went downstairs for a late breakfast in front of a blazing fire.
- Arthur and Mary went to see the vicar of St Mark's Church to make arrangements for the ceremony and Mrs Stephens had to do the same for the reception.
- They then told her that the ring that she'd been given was one of the rings that had been stolen in the recent robbery at the Westland Bank in Middleford.
- Mary wanted Sheila an Jennifer to be her bridesmaids; Sheila accepted her invitation immediately, although Jennifer wasn't very keen on the idea at first.
- Arthur's old school friend, Peter, was the best man and he and Arthur arrived at the church just beofre 10 o'clock and waited Mary and her father to arrive.
- Arthur said that he thought fortune telling was a lot of stupid nonsense, but before he could say any more Mary had walked up the caravan steps and had gone in.
- Arthur thought it was a good idea, so when he the address for applications for entry to the quiz was put on the screen, Arthur wrote it down on a piece of paper.
- It says there are some lamb chops and some frozen peas in the fridge and the potatoes are in the saucepan on the stove and the cat's dinner's in another saucepan.
- After he had taken Sheila home, he drove back into the centre of Middleford and wandered about on foot for a while along the street where all the best shops were.
- Dear Mr Newton, As you probably know, the school sports pavilion is being rebuilt after the fire last summer in which the changing-rooms were completely destroyed.
- Mary Stephens, Fanshawe former fiancée, gave evidence that she had been given a ring by fanshawe, later idnetified as one of the items taken from the Westland bank.
- He stopped at a photographer's shop and looked at the wedding photographs in the window; there was a girl in one of the photos whose smiling face reminded him of Mary.
- Five men, all carrying guns, had made the staff lie on the floor while they opened the safe and stole jewelery worth 30.000 pounds and 50.000 pounds in used bank notes
- The other day, for example, I told him that my engagement ring was a little too large and that I'd taken it to the jeweller's to be altered and he was absolutely furious.
- Arthur, on the other hand, was feeling cheerful so at one o'clock he suggested to Mary that they should go and have lunch together at the Sunny Snack Bar, and she agreed.
- Then there was the honeymoon - it was lucky that Arthur had won the holiday for two on the Costa Brava in the TV contest, especially as Arthur did not have vary much money.
- They then asked him when he'd last seen him and he told them it was at the dentist's on saturday and that he was with Mr Smithers, who thought he'd seen Bruce somewhere before.
- She had been impressed by his money, his sports-car and his generosity, but she hadn't realized what sort of man he really was or what he had been doing when he wasn't with her.
- Mr Morgan's secretary had said that he should buy a copy of Shakespeare's Julius Cesar, Chaucer's Prologue to the Canterbury tales and Dickens' but he had not read the other two.
- 'If I didn't have to go to work this morning, it would be really great to go to the coast and sit in the sun - and if Mary were my girlfriend instead of Bruce's, she would come with me.
- They both had to appear twice, first at the Magistrates's Court and later at the trial before a judge and jury at the Central Criminal Court (or the Old Bailey, as it is called) in London.
- 'Annual income 20 pounds, annual expenditure 19 pounds 19 shillings and 6 pence, result happiness; annual income 20 pounds, annual expenditure 20 pounds 0 shillinds and 6 pence, result misery'.
- First of all, I want to thank you all for your hard work and co-operation over the past year and I don't have to say how pleased I am that our library has now completed 75 very successful years.
- When Arthur and Mary arrived the common was crowded with thousands of people enjoying themselves on the roundabouts, dodgem cars, the big dipper and all the amusements generally found at a fair.
- After Mrs Harrison had gone out again, Arthur made a cup of coffee for himself and Mr Smithers and brought them into the living-room with some rock cakes that Mrs Harrison had made the day before.
- When the police asked who Mr Smithers was and Arthur told them he was a clerk at the Westland Bank in Middleford, the police immediately went round to the bank and brought Mr Smithers to the station.
- Everybody discussed the robbery at the bank for two or three days but after a few weeks it was more or less forgotten, except that Arthur did not forget Mr Smither's description of one of the bank robbers.
- As soon as they arrived, Arthur asked if hr could telephone Mr Smithers at the library to tell him that both he and Mary would be late back from lunch and that they were helping the policce with their enquiries.
- … At half past three this afternoon, Bruce Fanshawe, wanted in connection with armed robbery at the Westland Bank in Middleford was arrested and charged while attempting to leave the country at Heathrow Airport.
- Evidence of arrest was given by Chief Insp. Stacey of Middleford C.I.D. Reginald Smithers, bank Clerk, gave evidence that he recognized the accused, fanshawe, as one of the men who had held up the bank staff at gun point.
- Mr and Mrs G. Stephens request the pleasure of Mr Reginald Smithers company at the Marriage of their only daughter Mary to Mr Arthur Newton, at 10 a.m. on saturday August 20th, at St. Mark's Church, Middleford and afterwards at the talbot Hotel, Middleford. R.S.V.P.
- Westland Bank Robbery - Uxbridge magistrates' Court was packed this morning when Bruce Stewart Fanshawe, car salesman, 31, of Middleford, Alfred Henry Brown, unemployed, 29, of no fixed address, Charles Edward Elkins, Company Director, 45, of Didcot, Peter Brian james, van driver, 27, of Middleford, William David Robinson, unemployed, 19, of Middleford were all charged with armed robbery at the Westland Bank, Middleford on 3rd January.
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