After a while, she decided to call the operator to see if there was something
wrong with the line. She told the operator that she had dialed direct and hadn't
been able to get through. The operator asked if she had dialed the correct city
code and how many times she had tried the number. by that time, Sonia was
really getting frustrated. She was sure she hadn't done anything wrong, and
finally she asked the operator if she could put the call through for her.