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Edward Lake was twenty. He visited the manager of a bank, because he wanted work there. The manager's name was Thompson.

Mr. Thompson said to Edward, 'Where did you work before?'

Edward answered, 'I was in an office in London.'

'For how long?' the manager asked.

'For a year and a half,' Edward answered.

'Which office?' the manager asked then.

Edward gave him the name, and Mr. Thompson telephoned the manager there. 'How long did Edward Lake work for you?' Mr. Thompson asked.

'About a week,' the other manager answered.

'But he said, "I was there for a year and a half"!' Mr. Thompson said. 'Yes, that's correct,' was the answer. 'He was with us for a year and a half, but he only worked for a week during that time.'

1. Did Edward visit Mr. Thompson because he wanted money?

2. What did Mr. Thompson ask him first?

3. What was Mr. Thompson's second question?

4. And what was his third question?

5. What did Mr. Thompson ask the manager of the office in London?

6. And what did the manager answer?

7. What did Mr. Thompson say then?

8. And what did the other manager answer?