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I heard a lovely story about somebody who took (36) on her husband~ A young man picked up a copy of the Evening Standard one day and he was (37) through the ads for cars. He saw this car...a Rolls Royce four years old (38) for £25... so he assumed, obviously, that it was a (39) mistake, but just in case, he rang up the phone number in the ad. A woman answered the phone, and he said "You’ve got a Rolls Royce... advertised for £25, is that right" and she said "yes." So he said "Well, could I come and see it" and she gave him the (40) and he went to see it, not (41) believing it obviously; but on the other hand not wanting to miss an (42) . So she showed him the car and it was a... four-year-old Rolls Royce in (43) condition, not a mark on it. He started the car and it worked perfectly well. And... so it was worth about £40,000... And so he... sort of held his breath and then he said to the woman "Erm... and you want to sell this car for £257" She said "Yes." (44) . She said "That’s all right. All I want is £25." So very quickly he got out his wallet, paid her the £25. (45) .signed the bill of sale, and got into the car. Because he couldn’t bear not knowing, he asked just before he drove away: "But why Why are you selling this very valuable car for £25" "It’s quite simple," the woman said. (46)

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"My husband left me and he’s living with his secretary. But ......

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