Peter was 10 years old,and he was having painting lessons every week at a small private class.
During the Christmas holidays,he had a party at his home,and he wanted to invite one of the other students,but he only knew her name—Celia Poe. He did not know her address or her telephone number.
Peter’s mother looked in the telephone book and said, ‘’Well, there are only four Poes here,so I’ll telephone each of them and ask whether they have a daughter who has painting lessons.’’
She telephoned the first one,and the telephone rang for rather a long time before a woman answered.Peter’s mother said, ‘’Excuse me. Is that the Mrs Poe who has a daughter who takes painting lessons?’’
‘’No,it isn’t,’’ the woman answered, ‘’This is the Mrs Poe who had to get out of her bath to answer the telephone!.
