The worried Preeto sprang to the telephone when it rang and listened with relief to the kindly voice in her ear How are you darling? she said What kind of a day are you having? Oh mother said Preeto breaking into bitter tears I ve had such a bad day The baby won t eat and the washing machine broke down I haven t had a chance to go shopping and besides I ve just sprained my ankle and I have to hobble around On top of that the house is a mess and I m supposed to have two couples to dinner tonight The mother was shocked and was at once all sympathy Oh darling she said sit down relax and close your eyes I ll be over in half an hour I ll do your shopping clean up the house and cook your dinner for you I ll feed the baby and I ll call a repairman I know who ll be at your house to fix the washing machine promptly Now stop crying I ll do everything In fact I ll even call Ashok at the office and tell him he ought to come home and help out for once Ashok? said Preeto Who s Ashok? Why Ashok Your husband Is this 2369125? No this is 2369135 Oh I m sorry I guess I have the wrong number There was a short pause and Preeto said Does this mean you re not coming over?

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