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Section25.1ADialogue.MRSRAMIREZ:Itoldyou,Carlos!It'simpossibletounderstandthatmap!Whydon'twegobycab?MRRAMIREZ:ButIwanttogobysubway,Conchita!Look,we’rehereinWashdon,soweshouldgoonthesubwayonce!Comeon,mydear!MRSRAMIREZ:Verywell.Butitlookssodirty!MRRAMIREZ:I'llaskthislady.Excuseme,couldyoutellmehowtogettoGLOOKESTERPLACE?PASSER-BY:Sorryhoney,I'veneverheardofit.MRRAMIREZ:Excuseme,I'mtryingtogettoGLOOKESTERPLACE.PASSER-BY:No,Idon'tthinkIknowthatname.Sorry,Ican'thelpyou.MRRAMIREZ:Excuseme,whichtraindoIgettogotoGLOOKESTERPLACE?GERMANSTUDENT:Hmm.Howdoyouspellthat,please?MRRAMIREZ:G-L-O-U-C-E-S-T-E-R.GERMAN:Ah-ha!Youpronounceditwrongly.It'sGloucester;that'showyousayit:Gloucester.MRRAMIREZ:Yes,alright!Look,Idon'tcarehowyoupronounceit;Ijustwanttogetthere!GERMAN:TakethetrainfromTrack2,andchangeatWorcesterPlace.Nowthat'sanotherveryinterestingword:“Worcester”.It'sspeltW-O-R-C-E-S-T-E-Randpronounced“Worcester”.I'llsayitagain,ifyoulike-MRRAMIREZ:Thankyou,that’senough,goodbye!MRRAMIREZ:Comealong,mydear,let’sgetonthetrain.Wedon’twanttobelateforourJuanita!JUANITA:Youshouldn'tsmokesomuch,David!It'snotgoodforyou.DAVID:Sorry,honey.I'mjustabitnervous,that'sall.JUANITA:There'snothingtobenervousabout;you'rewithme.JUANITA:Ah,thatmustbethem.I'llopenthedoor.MRSRAMIREZ:Mydarlinglittlegirl!JUANITA:Mummy!Daddy!MRRAMIREZ:MyownlittleJuanita!MRRAMIREZ:So,you'retheyoungmanwhowantstomarrymylittleflower?DAVID:That'sright!MRRAMIREZ:Becauseyou'resomadly,passionatelyinlovewithherthatnothingelseintheworldmattersadamntoyou,right?DAVID:Er,yes,exactly!MRRAMIREZ:You'renotthefirstyoungmanwho'sfalleninlovewithmylittleflower,youknow!Therehavebeenmanyothers-andmostofthemaredead!DAVID:Ohdear!MRRAMIREZ:Herbrotherkilledthem;youhaven'tmethimyet.Well,whatdoyousay?DAVID:Oh,er…well,I…er…MRRAMIREZ:Calmdown,myboy.I'mjoking!Ha-ha!Iknowyou'rereallyonlyafterhermoney.DAVID:Ohno,reallysir,you'vegotquitethewrongideaaboutme!Honestly,I-MRRAMIREZ:Bequiet,youngman,andlistentome.Here,haveacigar.MRRAMIREZ:IamoneoftherichestmeninMexico.AnythingIwantIget.Andifanyonegetsinmyway,Imakethemmove.That'swhoIam.Tellmeaboutyou,then;you'reaprofessor,aren'tyou?DAVID:Well-MRRAMIREZ:Well?DAVID:Sorry,mycigar'sgoneout.CouldIhavealight,please?MRRAMIREZ:Ilikeit,Ilikeit!Theboyhasasenseofhumor!Here,youcanhavemylighter.Now-whatwasIsaying?Ahyes;weweretalkingaboutyourwork.You'reaprofessor,aren'tyou?Whatsubjectdoyouteach?DAVID:I'mnotexactlyaprofessor;I'mjustateacher,actually.IteachEnglish.MRRAMIREZ:That'swhatIsaid:aprofessor!YouteachinaUniversity,right?DAVID:Itisn'texactlyaUniversity,it'sjustalanguageschool.ButIdidgotoaUniversity.I'vegotadegreeinFrenchandGerman.JUANITA:Davidisveryclever;heshouldhaveamuchbetterjobthanhehas.DAVID:Thankyou,dear.MRRAMIREZ:Isee.Well,whatdoyouthinkoftheyoungman,Conchita?MRSRAMIREZ:Ithinkhe'ssweet!IwanttohavelotsandlotsofgrandchildrenwhoarejustashandsomeasDavid!DAVID:Thankyou.MRRAMIREZ:IfIletyoumarrymylittleflowerIguessyou'llgiveupworking,won'tyou?Iguessyou'lljustsitarounddoingnothingallday.You'llbehappytoliveoffmymoney,whichImadethroughmyhardwork-isn’tthatright?DAVID:Ofcoursenot,sir.I'llkeeponworking.Ilovemywork.JUANITA:David'sawonderfulteacher!Hejustneedsachance,that'sall.MRRAMIREZ:Arealmandoesn'twaitforsomeonetogivehimachance;hetakesit!Still,Ilikethisboy.So-shouldIsayyes,orno?Well,I'vedecided,youngman.Youcanmarrymydaughter!JUANITA:Thankyoudaddy,that'swonderful.We'resohappy,aren'tweDavid,darling!MRSRAMIREZ:AbigMexicankissforahandsomeyoungAmerican!MRRAMIREZ:Now,let'stalkaboutthewedding.Mylittleflowermusthavethemostmagnificentweddingpossible.IwantthebestandnothingbutthebestformylittleJuanita,isthatclear?JUANITA:Beforewetalkabouttheweddingthere'ssomethingelseweshoulddo.Youshouldtellyourfatherthegoodnews,David.DAVID:Ahyes,goodidea.I'llcallhimathisoffice.MRRAMIREZ:Askhimtohavelunchwithustomorrow,whynot?Section25.2ADialogue.HUGO:Isthatletterreadyyet,Lucy?LUCY:I'venearlyfinishedit,MrPeters.HUGO:Well,postitassoonasit'sready,please.I'mjustgoingtothebookstore.LUCY:HugoPeters'office.CanIhelpyou?Who'sthatspeaking,please?It'sforyou,MrPeters.Hewon'tgivehisname;hesaysit'sveryurgent.HUGO:Oh,verywell!Hello,HugoPetershere.WhatcanIdoforyou?ROGER:So,I'vefoundyouatlast!HUGO:I'lltakethiscallinmyoffice,Lucy.HUGO:Whatdoyouwantfromme?ROGER:You'vemovedhouse,haven'tyou,youbastard!Butyou'llnevermovefarenoughtogetawayfromme!HUGO:Look,I'msorryaboutwhathappened,Roger,Ireallyam,butIdon'tseewhatIcando.ROGER:Thisiswhatyoucando,Hugo.Getmeamilliondollarsinbills,andacleanpassport,andyou'llneverhearfrommeagain.HUGO:What?Areyoucrazy?Ican'tpossiblefindamilliondollars!ROGER:I’mgivingyou24hours,Hugo.Callmeatthisnumber:3174480,atexactlythesametimetomorrow.Ifyouwon'thelpme,I'llhavetogotoTrinidadandseewhatMrPhastosay!HUGO:No,youcan'tdothat!Don’tgotoMrP,please!ROGER:I'lltalktoyoutomorrow,Hugo.HUGO:MyGod!WhatamIgoingtodo?LUCY:HugoPeters'office.CanIhelpyou?MrPeters-It'sDavid!HUGO:Hello,David.Whatdoyouwant?DAVID:I'vegotsomegoodnewsforyou!HUGO:Ifyou'reoutofmoneyagain,thisisthewrongmoment.DAVID:No,Dad!JuanitaandIaregetting