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Using a public telephone may well be one of
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of life, demanding patience, determination and
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, together on occasion with considerable unpopularity.
Using a public telephone may well be one of
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of life, demanding patience, determination and
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, together on occasion with considerable unpopularity.
The hopeful caller (shall we call him George)waits till six o"clock in the evening to
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the so-called "cheap rates" for
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. The telephone box, with two broken panes of glass in the side, stands
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two main roads with buses, lorries and cars roaring past. It is pouring with rain as George joins a queue of four depressed-looking people. Time passes slowly and seems to come to
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while the person immediately before George carries on an endless conversation, pausing
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another coin every minute or so.
Eventually the receiver is replaced and the caller leaves the box. George enters and picks up one of the directories inside,
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that someone unknown has tom out the very page he needs. Nothing for it but to dial Directory Enquiries,
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(while someone outside bangs repeatedly on the door) and finally
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given.
At last George can go ahead with his call. Just as he is
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, however, the door pens and
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peers in: As he continues to dial, his unwanted companion withdraws. At last he hears the burr-burr of
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, immediately followed by rapid pips demanding his money, but he is now so upset that he
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he has placed ready
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of the box. Having at last located them, he dials again: the pips are repeated and he hastily inserts the coins. A cold voice
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, "Grand Hotel, Chalfont Wells," I"ve an urgent message for a Mr. Smith who is a guest in your hotel. Could you
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to him I"m afraid I don"t know his room number.
The response appears less than enthusiastic and
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. George inserts more coins. Then the voice informs him I"ve been trying to locate Mr. Smith but the hall porter reports having seen him
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.
Breathing heavily, George replaces the receiver, just as
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starts again.
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