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Last Saturday I (01. go) to the same park I (02. go) to since I (03. move) to this neighborhood.

I (04. be) a 48-year old lonely woman and every Saturday I enjoy (05. watch) the children (06. play) in the park, people (07. ride) their bicycles and the birds (08. sing).

It (09. be) really relaxing! Well, on that day I (10. sit) in the park for about half an hour when a middle - aged man (11. sit) by my side.

He (12. take) off his hat respectfully and he (13. seem) to be very embarrassed.

He (14. keep) silent for some minutes and then, he (15. say): " Sorry, I (16. be) late. I (17. be-neg) to this park before and it (18. take) me some time (19. find) the way here".

I (20. say) something but he (21. interrupt) me and (22. continue): "I (23. have) difficulty in (24. talk) to people. It (25. be) hard for me (26. make) new friends. I (27. live) alone since my wife (28. die) and I (29. have-neg) any children.

I (30. hope) you can (31. understand) me.

This (32. be) a delicate situation.

I (33. know-neg) you and you (34. know-neg) me.

I really can't (35. think) of what (36. say), Mrs. Trevor."

When I (37. hear) that name I (38. say): "I (39. be) sorry, sir. My name (40. be-neg) Trevor. You must (41. be) mistaken! I (42. know-neg) any Mrs. Trevor."

He (43. look) even more confused.

He (44. stand) up quickly and (45. say): "You (46. be-neg) Mrs. Trevor!

I (47. be) terribly sorry, lady.

I can (48. explain). Mrs. Trevor and I (49. exchange) letters for about six months but we (50. meet-neg) yet.

We (51. arrange) our first meeting for today in this park.

She (52. be) about your age.

Look! Here (53. be) the letters she (54. write) me.

It (55. be) true! Don't (56. take) me wrong, please."

I (57. tell) him not (58. worry) about it and that I (59. can) understand everything.

I (60. invite) him to sit down again and we (61. keep) talking for a long time.

Since that morning we (62. meet) frequently and we (63. learn) to like each other a lot.

Last night he (64. come) to my house for dinner and after (65. finish) his coffee he (66. ask) me (67. marry) him.

I (68. accept) his proposal and it (69. be) only then that he (70. tell) me the story about Mrs. Trevor (71. be) a lie.

He (72. say) he (73. watch) me in the park and (74. know-neg) how (75. start) a conversation.

So he (76. invent) this story.

And I (77. believe) it!

Well, at first I (78. be) a little disappointed but I (79. have) to admit it (80. be) very original and I (81. be) glad he (82. do) it!