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AN ABSENT-MINDED WRITER
Mr. Smith, a well-known writer, went ... the booking-office and bought a I single ticket... the 7 o'clock express... Manchester. The booking-office clerk told I him that the train was due to arrive ... Manchester... 9 o'clock the next morning... I the evening Mr. Smith came... the railway station... taxi. As he came... the station I ... ten minutes... seven and was afraid to miss the train he hurried ... his carriage. I When he got., the train and found his compartment he put bis suit-case ... the I luggage-rack and sat down to read a magazine. The train was going very fast. After I it had passed two or three stops a ticket-collector came to collect the tickets. Mr. Smith couldn't find his ticket. As some ... the passengers told the ticket-collector I that Mr. Smith was a well-known writer the ticket-collector said ... him: "That's all right, sir. I know you've got a ticket." "But I must find it. I must know where I I'm going ...," was the reply.
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