A dialogue between two old ladies

A dialogue between two old ladies
The background is two old ladies, who are starting
to chat with each other, while they are feeding the
ducks by a fishpond just outside the city core of
London. Yes, they've met once before, but it was
ages ago in a quite different part of the world.
At first they don't recognize each other. As they
are standing quite in the near of each other the
following discussion takes place:

Mary: "Hello, my name is Mary. I'm glad not
being alone, while feeding the ducks. You see,
I use to visit this place each afternoon bringing
some pieces of bread, which has been left over
the last day. Usually, I'm all alone here."

France: "Hello, please call me France. Nice meeting
you. It's the first time I'm visiting this pond. I use
to go to the pond in the North end of the park, but
today I just wanted to change the routine and do
something different. Therefore, I went looking around
in the surroundings in the South end of the park.
You see, I'm curious and want to know and have a
look if other ponds look alike."

Mary: “You see, during that time, when my husband
and I were living and moving to different places abroad,
I often went searching if there was any fishpond in the
neighbourhood and usually I found one. Even if I’ve
returned back to Sweden, I keep this somewhat curious habit.
I don’t know why!”

France: “Living abroad, where were you living then?”

Mary: “At that time, we, my husband and I, were living in
Bombay, India. You see, my husband was appointed and
working as the Chief of Formation for the English Regiment
in Bombay. Of course, being his wife I’d to accompany him.
We stayed for ten years in Bombay, India.”

France: “What a coincident! May I introduce myself? My complete
name is France Austin. Do you happen to be Mary Ford?”

Mary: “How did you know my second name?”

France: “My husband happened to be the Ambassador of Bombay
and I think we’ve met at a great number of parties during these
days. Don’t you recognize me?”

Mary: “Naturally, now I remember you and your husband. It’s
true, when mentioning it we often met at that time participating
in common parties. Have you returned to England too?”
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France: “Yes, for two and a half years ago we came back to
England, because we longed for our children and back to
London both of us. My husband was then retired on a pension
and didn’t want to stay in Bombay during his last days in life.
You see, Bombay is a city being very hectic and everybody
forces the pace. We only wanted to stay in peace and quit.”

Mary: “We felt exactly the same way and were lucky, when
getting an apartment just outside the city core of London or
more exactly in Surrey. We really like being back in England.
Where do you live?”

France: “As a matter of fact, we are also living in Surrey.
What a meeting! We are living on Liberty Street 11 quite in
the near of the huge Art Gallery.”

Mary: “ We are living on the street intersecting the Liberty
Street. The address is Roomer Street 21. Our apartment
consists of three rooms. There is a small kitchen, two bed-
rooms, a living-room and a big balcony. There are central
heating in the apartment. That’s nice, I think. However,
the rent we are charged for this flat is quite expensive. But,
both of us have actually retired on a pretty well pension
and my husband, while working was well-paid, so I think,
we’ll manage paying the rent.”

France: “Yes, I think so too. We are also paying a high
rent for the flat. The Embassy arranged the flat for us,
so we didn’t have to search for one ourselves. We’ve also
a flat, which consists of three rooms and a kitchen. The flat
has been newly-repaired. That’s nice!”

Mary: “Now, when we occasionally have met, you’ve to
come and visit us in our flat, especially when you’re living
quite in the near. I can’t imagine, what a coincident. I think,
your husband George and my husband Percy reached very
well agreement. I know, that George has thought about
trying to find out, where your husband lives today. Recently,
he talked about him. Now I can make him happy, telling him
that I’ve met his wife and that we are going to see each
other within soon. This might be the beginning of a wonder-
ful time!”
Karlstad, July 24, Nilla