In the dim light of the smoky carriage, the rhythmic clatter of the train echoed through the compartment, and the landscapes of the English countryside 1 SEE outside the window. Martha, an American lady sat down onto a chair opposite a gentleman who 2 a pipe. SMOKE There was a thick fragrance in the air that made her throat itch, but she tried to be patient. After half an hour of the journey, tobacco smoke lazily reached out to 3 and she began coughing and SHE sneezing, trying to show the Englishman that she was against smoking. But he didn't pay any attention. Finally, Martha spoke to him. "If you were a gentleman, you would stop smoking when a lady 4 on the train", she said impatiently. GET The Englishman raised an eyebrow in amusement. "If you were a lady", he objected, "you wouldn't get on the smoking car". "Then if you were my husband", she said angrily, "I would give you poison!" His expression changed to 5 cheerful. THE LITTLE carriage rolled on, and for a moment silence enveloped them. Finally, he met her gaze with a soft smile. "Well", he replied, "if I 6 your husband, I would take it". BE