Panting

Peter and Ann decided to redecorate their sitting room themselves. They chose cream paint for the woodwork and green for the walls. When John looked in the see how they were getting on, Ann was mixing the paint and Peter was washing down the walls. They was glad to see John and asked if he did anything special that day. He hasly replied he was going to the theatre and went away at once, because he knew they looked for someone to help them.

They began painting, but found the walls were too wet. While they were waiting for the paint to dry, Ann remembered she had a phone call to make. Peter started painting while she was telephoning and doing a whole wall before Ann came back. He grumbled that she always telephoning. Ann replied that Peter always complaining.

They worked in silence for some time, Just as they started the third door, the door bell rang. It was a friend of Peter’s who wanted to know if Peter had a racket. He kept on talking to Peter while Ann was going on painting. At last he left. Peter returned expecting Ann to say something about it. But Ann said nothing.

Then Peter thought he would do the ceiling. He just climbed the ladder when the bell rang again. Ann said that she got tired of the interruptions but went and opened the door. It was the postman with a letter from her aunt Marry, saying she was coming to spend the weekend and was arriving that evening at 6.30.