Therefore, Mr.Miller shouted the question even louder. The old gentleman became very annoyed. He took out a piece of paper and a pen which he had bought before he came into the shop and wrote, “You don’t have to shout so loud. I’m not deaf. I could hear you very well when you first talked to me. I could not answer you because I have just been to the dentist and have had a tooth taken out. This hearing aid belongs to my wife. It fell onto the floor and will not turn on.”