Reading the dialogue, write a short story in indirect speech. The beginning is given for you: “He saw the Only Girl in the World and fell in love”
The Cliche Expert Testifies on Love
by Frank Sullivan
Q: Now Mr Arbuthnot, what’s love?
A: Love is blind.
Q: Good. What does love do?
A: Love makes the world go round.
Q: Whom does a young man fall in love with?
A: With the Only Girl in the World.
Q: When do they fall in love?
A: At first sight.
Q: How?
A: Madly.
Q: They are then said to be?
A: Victims of Cupid’s* darts.
Q: And he?
A: Whispers sweet nothings in her ear.
Q: When the Only Man falls in love, madly, with the Only Girl, what does he do?
A: He walks on air.
Q: What happens after that?
A: They get married.
Q: What is a marriage?
A: Marriage is a lottery.
Q: Where are marriages made?
A: Marriages are made in heaven.
Q: What does the bride do at the wedding?
A: She blushes.
Q: What does the groom do?
A: He forgets the rings.

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