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As my wife greeted me one evening, her voice came through the door,“Guess what?”
I always take a deep 1 on this very leading question.“What?”I asked.
“I just won a sales contest at work and the 2 is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river-front!”
She was so 3 .We knew the restaurant was extremely good.“See?I told you there would be a 4 for me to wear my new spring outfit,”she shyly reminded me.
“ 5 can play at that game,”I responded.“I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino imported straw hat and a new silk tie.We will be well 6 .”
It was early 7 and nearing dusk as the waiter took us to a table by a window, with a(n) 8 of the river.And the table was 9 set, with a smoke-gray tablecloth and bright colored napkins.
A delicious meal 10 in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time.As it 11 , this will probably never be forgotten.
As the shadows lengthened, the 12 rocking by the riverbank, I murmured,“Why not take a walk?”
Hand in hand, we walked by the stores.People smiled and nodded.“I 13 realized there were so many 14 people as we have seen this evening, dear,”I observed.
“Probably your new straw hat or your 15 ,”she said.
After receiving many smiles, we 16 ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at ourselves in the 17 .It was then that I saw the 18 for all the smiles.
Caught in the fly of my trousers and 19 down for all to see was a bright red 20 from the restaurant!
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