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（四） Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes （欠债）me $12, ” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the 51 . “You sold me a ticket 52 May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It 53 me $12. ” Harry was 54 . He remembered selling the womana return ticket. “Comeinto the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I ’ll just 55 the Jersey timetable for May 22nd. The woman and her little girl followed him 56 . She was 57 right, as Harry soon discovered, there was no 58 on May 22nd. How could he have 59 such a careless mistake? Heshouldn ’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering 60 to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburned, ” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey? ” “Yes, ” she answered, shyly. “The beach was 61 . And I can swim too! ” “That ’s fine, ” said Harry. “Mylittle girl can ’t 62 abit yet. Of course, she ’s only three …” “I ’m four, ” the child said proudly. “I ’ll be four and a half. ” Harry 63 the mother. “I remember your 64 , Madam,” he said. “But you didn ’t get 65 for your daughter, did you? ” “Er, well, ” the woman looked at the child. “I mean, she hasn ’t started school yet.