One evening in the winter of 1902, the Irish writer, George Bernard Show ,
(talk) to the beautiful American dancer, Isadora Duncan. Duncan, who
(know) for her strong belief in eugenics, suggested that she and Shaw
(have) a child together. 'Think of it!' she said, 'With your brains and my body, what a wonder it
(be).' Shaw
(think) for a moment and replied, 'Yes, but what if it
(have) my body and your brains?'
The famous film director, Alfred Hitchcock , telephoned the prolific Belgian crime novelist, Georges Simenon. At the time, Simenon
(already/ complete) nearly 400 novels. Hitchcock knew that he
(write) his books at incredible speed, sometimes in as little as ten days. Simenon's wife took the call. 'I'm sorry,' she said, 'but Georges
(write) and I can't disturb him.' 'That's OK,' replied Hitchcock. 'Let him finish his book. I
on (hang).'
An interesting thing happened to me when I was touring the USA recently. I
(just/ read) a spy novel, where the hero
(hide) a letter in a particular statue in Washington. Since I was in that city at the time, on a whim I decided to see if the statue really contained the small niche the author
(describe). To my great surprise it did - and a letter was inside. After a moment's hesitation I pulled out the letter and opened it. As I
(read) it, I burst out laughing. An unidentified reader
(write), 'Good book, wasn't it?'
