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When the Ambassador of returned home for lunch, wife got a shock. looked pale and his were in a frightful . "What's happened?" she asked. " did your clothes get such a mess?" "A -extinguisher, my dear," answered the dryly. "Some University students the Embassy on fire morning." "Good heavens!" exclaimed wife. "And where were at the time?" "I in my office as ," answered the Ambassador. "The broke out in the . I went down immediately, course, and that fool, , aimed a fire-extinguisher at . He thought I was fire. I must definitely that fellow posted." The 's wife went on asking , when she suddenly noticed big hole in her 's hat. "How can you that?" she asked. "Oh, ," said the Ambassador. "Someone a shot through my window. Accurate, don't you ? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing at the time. If had been, I would have been able to home for lunch."

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PASS = 20
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