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Mr．Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders(stupid mistakes)．Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party．Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation．
At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity(尊严)．The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr．Smith before．She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her．Between the first and the second 6 of the meal, she turned to Mr．Smith and said,“Do you 7 ,that gray-haired man at the end of the table?The one 8 glasses．”
“Ah, yes．Who is he?”asked Smith．
“He’s the Secretary of the interior!”she replied．
Mr．Smith said,“So 9 is the Secretary of the interior!I'm afraid that I find very little to 10 about him ,although he is the Secretary．”
The woman sat still and did not reply．Mr．Smith continued in spite of her 11 ．“I really can’t see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President．”
“It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,”she said．“He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 ．If he does the job well, you should have no complaint．”
“That’s just it,”said Mr．Smith．“No one 16 the things he does, unless be is a complete 17 !”
“Sir!”said the woman all her 18 ．“Do you know who l am?”
“No,”replied Mr．Smith．
“I am the Secretary’s wife,”she said coldly．
Mr．Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment(困窘)．“Madam, do you know who I am?”
“No, I don’t,”the woman replied．
“ 20 !”cried Mr．Smith, as he quickly left the table．
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oseph Addison