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Question
Who said these words/sentences? Under what circumstances?
| Words/Sentences | Who said? | Under what circumstances? |
| I never eat anything for luncheon. | ||
| It’s many years since we first met. | ||
| Are you still hungry? | ||
| I don’t believe in overloading my stomach. | ||
| I’ll eat nothing for dinner tonight |
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Solution
| Words/Sentences. |
Who said? |
Under what circumstances? |
|
I never eat anything for luncheon. |
Guest |
Do not make writer nervous. |
|
It's many years since we first met. |
Guest |
When the writer was startled on seeing the prices on the menu. |
|
Are you still hungry? |
Author |
When the guest salad that one should get up from a meal feeling that one could eat a little more, and she had already eaten quite a lot. |
|
I don't believe in overloading my stomach |
Guest |
When the writer ordered a mutton chop for himself. |
|
I'll eat nothing for dinner tonight. |
Author |
When the luncheon was over and they were leaving the hotel, he knew that he had the whole month before him and he did not have any money for food. That was when he said the words. |
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