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18.02.2021 04:10 •  Английский язык

A Dutchman who had arrived at a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there, went out sightseeing alone in the evening. It was late and the small street into wich he had turned after crossing a well-lighted square seemed dark and lonely. Suddenly he heard footsteps approaching him from behind. He turned his head and saw a man who quickly passed by, pusing him slightly with his shoulder. The man was nearly out of sight when the Dutchman, putting his hand into his pocket, found that his watch was gone. He decided to follow the man and force him to return the watch.
The Italian, however, did not understand Dutch and the Dutchman could not say a word of Italian as this was his first visit to Italy. But the Dutchman, showing his fist and pointing to the watch-pocket of the Italian, made himself so well understood that the man gave up his watch.
On his return to the hotel the Dutchman told his wife what had happened to him in the street. He was, however, struck with astonishment when his wife, with a laugh, pointed to his own watch which he had left on the dressing-table. He took the other watch from his pocket and at once realized that by mistake he had robbed the Italian who was very probably only enjoying an evening walk.
The next morning the Dutchman wenr to the police to explain the business. He found that the man had alreagy been there and told the police that while having his usual walk in the evening he had been attacked by a foreigner and had been forced to give up his watch.

Приложение 2.

1. Where had a Dutchman arrived?
2. Did the Dutchman come alone?
3. Whom did the Dutchman meet in the street?
4. Did the Dutchman find his watch in his pocket?
5. How did the Dutchman make an Italian understand him?
6. Why didn’t the Dutchman and the Italian understand each other?
7. What happened to the watch?
8. Where did the Dutchman explain the business?
9. What did the Dutchman find out at the police-office?
10. What happened after that?