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mother and I call it "Finn's business". Did you know that?' He |
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The next morning Ricky and Meg came to Finn's house.
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'I'm afraid not,' said Finn. 'I talked to the people at the bank |
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yesterday, and they won't give me any more money.' |
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of the collection,' said Ricky. 'We can start now and make just |
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a few of the clothes.' |
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said "a complete collection or nothing". They don't want to |
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have a show with only two or three dresses.' |
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Just then the front door bell rang. A few moments later Ellen |
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McGill came into the room. 'Finn,' she said, 'there are some |
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people at the door - a group of women. They want to see you.' |
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'I don't know,' replied her mother. |
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evening before Finn's show and there was still a lot to do. At |
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pot. 'I'll never be able to thank you and your friends enough.' |
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Mary crossed her arms and smiled. 'That's nice,' she said, |
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'People say that you won't be able to have your fashion |
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show now,' Mary continued. 'Is that right?' |
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'Yes,' said Finn. 'There are only three ofus — myself and two |
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teenagers. We can't make all the clothes in seven days.' |
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'But you still have all your designs, don't you?' |
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'Yes,' answered Finn. 'But Mary, I don't understand. What's |
'Of course I do,' said Finn softly. 'That's why I stayed here |
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The two women looked at each other. Then, a few seconds |
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Thanks, Finn,' said Ricky five minutes later.eH tookacup |
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'One o'clock,' replied Finn. 'I want to practise the show |
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dress over her arm. 'I've finished this one,' she said. 'What's |
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'How many have you invited?' asked Ricky. |
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'OK,' said Meg. She took the design, began to leave, and |
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'I can't wait,' said Ricky. 'It's going to be great.' |
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Finn looked at him. 'Oh Ricky, I hope you're right.' |
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Diana Matheson was wearing a long silver dress and |
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One of the women looked up. 'That's right,' she said to |
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everyone's here,' she said to Finn. 'And they're all talking |
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WOMEN RESCUE FASHION SHOW".' |
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At 2 a.m. the collection was complete. 'Well, everyone,' said |
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around her. The room was completely full of people. On the |
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Finn, 'we've done it! Now let's go home and sleep. |
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SPRING COLLECTION. Finn looked at her watch. It was 7.45. 'I |
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starts at 8.00 p.m. at the Europa Hotel. And I want to thank |
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must go in a moment,' she said. 'I have to talk to the models.' |
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forgot —Jamie sends you his best wishes.' |
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Slowly everyone began to leave. Ricky and Meg were the |
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Finn looked at her hands. 'Does he?' she said. 'That's kind |
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'Yes,' Diana continued. 'He and his wife are on holiday in |
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Finn looked at her. 'Wife?' she said.
Diana smiled. 'Didn't I tell you? Jamie got married last week. It all happened very quickly.'
Just then Ricky called to Finn across the room. 'Come on,' he said. 'We're almost ready to start.'
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'I'll see you after the show.'
'OK,' replied Diana. 'And good luck!'
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'I've never seen anything like this in all my life,' said Ricky.
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shoes. Where are they? I've got to find them. Ricky and I are next!'
Finn turned round. 'Red shoes ... red shoes ...' she said.
'Oh yes, they're over there, under the gold dress.'
'Come on, Meg ... hurry!' said Ricky. He was standing next to Finn.
'OK, OK,' Meg replied. Quickly she put on the shoes.
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1The name of Finn's boss at the London Fashion Company.
2Finn's age.
3John McGill's job.
4The name of the cafe where Finn met Mary Killane.
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9 The date of the show at the Europa Hotel. 10 The number of models in the show.
2 Are these sentences true ( V ) or false (X)? 1 Jamie Miller was a fashion designer.
2Finn's mother was called Eileen.
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8Finn and Mary went to school together.
9Ricky's favourite jacket in the collection was red.
10Mrs Delaney's husband drove the collection to the Europa Hotel in a taxi.
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3At the start of the story Finn had a new job in ......
4The bank agreed to give Finn a small business ......
5Finn's ..... in west Belfast was small, but not too expensive.
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4 Comprehension questions
1 Could Finn speak French ?
2Who phoned Finn during the party at the London Fashion Company and why?
3How did Finn travel from London to Belfast?
4Mary said that Finn looked 'very London'. What did she mean?
5When did Finn phone Paris to say 'no' to her new job?
6Where did Finn borrow money?
7In January Ricky came to Finn with a problem. What was it?
8Why did Ricky say, 'I can't leave'?
9Why did he leave his leather jacket at the workshop on the night of the fire?
10How long was there between the date of the fire and the date of the show?
11Were Finn's designs lost in the fire? Where were they?
12Who started the fire? Did the police know?
13On the night before the show Mary said that she and her friends 'are doing this for ourselves'. What did she mean?
14Who is Giorgio Armani?
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16What did Ricky wear in the show?
17Who did Finn invite to the show?
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1 Why didn't Finn really want to go to Paris?
2Diana Matheson told Finn, 'You're making a big mistake.' Why?
3Finn didn't tell her parents about the letter Ricky showed her. Was she right or wrong?
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