Text 7: There are two different people in you
Norman Harris worked in an office for twenty years, but then he lost his job, because he began doing everything wrong. His wife sent him to a doctor, and the doctor asked him a lot of questions for an hour and then said to him, “Mr. Harris, there are two different people in you, and they’re fighting each other. I’m going to send you to a hospital for a week, and I’m going to examine you again after that.”
The doctor gave him a bill for £20. Norman took £10 out of his pocket and gave it to the doctor. Then he said to him, “Get the other half from the other man. I’m not going to pay for him too!”
Exercises
I. Answer the questions:
1. Did Norman work in the same office for a long time?
2. Why did he lose his job?
3. Did his wife send him to the doctor?
4. What did the doctor say to him?
5. What did he give Norman after that?
6. Did Norman give the doctor any money?