| Smoking is considered dangerous to the health. Our tobacco--seller, Mr. Johnson, therefore, always asks his customers, if they are very young, whom the cigarettes are bought{{U}} (51) {{/U}}. One day, a little girl whom he had never seen before walked{{U}} (52) {{/U}}into his shop and demanded twenty cigarettes. She had the{{U}} (53) {{/U}}amount of money in her hand and seemed very sure of herself. Mr. Johnson was so{{U}} (54) {{/U}}by her confident manner that he{{U}} (55) {{/U}}to ask his usual question.{{U}} (56) {{/U}}, he asked her what kind of cigarettes she wanted. The girl replied{{U}} (57) {{/U}}and handed him the money. While he was giving her the change, Mr. Johnson said laughingly that{{U}} (58) {{/U}}she was so young she should (59) the packet in her pocket in case a policeman saw it.{{U}} (60) {{/U}}, the little girl did not seem to find this very funny. Without{{U}} (61) {{/U}}smiling she took the{{U}} (62) {{/U}}and walked towards the door. Suddenly she stopped, turned{{U}} (63) {{/U}}, and looked steadily at Mr. Johnson. There was a moment of silence and the tobacco-seller{{U}} (64) {{/U}}what was going to say. All at once, in a clear,{{U}} (65) {{/U}}voice, the girl declared, " My dad is a policeman," and with that she walked quickly out of the shop. |