A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was 1 a beautiful day that I drove to go for a look in the country. On the way back home, my car 2 . It was out of gas on a lonely road far from a town. I decided to walk 3 I found someone who could 4 some gas. I had walked almost a mile 5 I finally found a house near the road. I was glad to see it 6 it was getting dark. I knocked at the door and a little old lady 7 long white hair answered. She said, “I’ve been 8 for you for a long time. Come in. 9 is almost ready.” “But I only come 10 some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t imagine 11 she was talking about. “Oh, Alfred! Gas? You used to like tea.” I quickly explained that my car was out of gas, 12 she didn’t seem to hear me. She just 13 calling me Alfred and talking about how long 14 since she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to 15 . As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could. 16 , there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my 17 , he said: “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives 18 herself in that big house. She’s out of her mind, but she wouldn’t hurt 19 . She is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and 20 came back because of the war.”