| 1) | Mrs. Jones wanted a picture for her living room. |
| 2) | She took the bus and went to town. |
| 3) | She looked for a picture shop, |
| 4) | and after a few minutes |
| 5) | she found one. |
| 6) | There were some pictures in the window, |
| 7) | but she did not like them very much. |
| 8) | She went into the shop and looked at some other pictures. |
| 9) | She liked some of those more. |
| 10) | There was a picture of a young girl, |
| 11) | and Mrs. Jones liked it very much. |
| 12) | She went to the shopkeeper and said, |
| 13) | "How much do you want for this picture?" |
| 14) | The shopkeeper turned the picture round. |
| 15) | He looked at the back of it and then said, |
| 16) | "Thirteen pounds." |
| 17) | "Thirty pounds?" |
| 18) | Mrs. Jones said. |
| 19) | "That's very expensive. |
| 20) | I'm going to offer you twenty pounds for it" |
| 21) | "I said, 'Thirteen pounds', not 'Thirty pounds'," |
| 22) | the man answered. |
| 23) | "Thirteen?" |
| 24) | Mrs. Jones said, |
| 25) | "Then I'm going to offer you nine pounds for it." |