Addressing Joan
familiarly, she said: ”I want a record – one I have heard on the radio this morning.”
Joan asked: ”What is the record called?” The women shook her head and said: ”I
don`t remember though I will know it if I hear it.” She asked Joan: ”Will you
play me any?” Joan pointed out: ”We have hundreds of records in stock and it
will take a very long time to play you a little of each.” The woman looked very
unhappy, but suddenly her face brightened. She had just remembered something,
she said: ”The music I want comes from a play in which there is a woman who
speaks very badly, but who after a time learns to talk beautifully. “ Joan
asked: “Can it be from “My Fair Lady”?” The woman cried out: “Yes, it is!” She
said: ”I`m sorry that you didn`t think of it earlier instead of wasting time asking
silly questions. She supposed: “Are you new to the job?”