Sold Out

‘The play may begin at any moment,’ I said.

‘It may have begun already,’ Susan answered.

I hurried to the ticket-office. ‘May I have two ticket please?’ I asked.

‘I’m sorry, we’ve sold out,’ the girl said.

‘What a pity!’ Susan exclaimed.

Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office.

‘Can I return these two tickets?’ he asked.

‘Certainly,’ the girl said.

I went back to the ticket-office at once.

‘Could I have those two tickets please?’ I asked.

‘Certainly,’ the girl said, ‘but they are for next Wednesday’s performance. Do you still want them?’

‘I might as well have them,’ I said sadly.

(L.G. Alexander, Practice and Progress, Kanisius)