橙子的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day 2

练习材料：[Day 2777 2022-05-03]

L49-3: The ideal servant

No onlywas the meal well below the usual standard, but Bessie seemed unable to walksteadily. She bumped into the furniture and kept mumbling about the guests.When she came in with the last course -- a huge pudding -- she tripped on thecarpet and the pudding went flying through the air, narrowly missed my aunt,and crashed on the dining table with considerable force. Though this causedgreat mirth among the guests, Aunt Harriet was horrified. She reluctantly cameto the conclusion that Bessie was drunk. The guests had, of course,realized this from the momentBessie opened the door for them and, long before the final catastrophe, had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement.The poor girl was dismissed instantly. After her departure, Aunt Harrietdiscovered that there were piles of empty wine bottles of all shapes and sizesneatly stacked in what had once been Bessie's wardrobe. They had mysteriouslyfound their way there from the wine cellar!

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