Wednesday, December 1, 2010

[Commented] Story Summary 1: Roald Dahl- Tales of the Unexpected [Taste] [C]

Mike Schofield, a stock broker, invited the narrator and a gourmet, Richard Pratt, to his dinner party. Richard has a special ability was able to identify wine by its taste and smell. Before,On the previous few occasions when they had dinner together, when Richard dined with Mike, they always betted on whethermade a bet which was if Richard could identify the wine served and  Richard had always won.

This night, Mike think that he would be able to win the bet this time by serving a extremely rare wine. At the dinner, they decided to bet again. If Mike won, he would receive two of Richard's house. If Richard won, he would receive the hand of Mike's daughter, Louise, in marriage. After tasting the wine, Richard managed to get the correct answer. Then, the house maid appeared and passed Richard a pair of spectacles, claiming that he misplaced it in Mike's study. The study was where Richard told Mike to place his wine.
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