42 / PART ONE: THE BASICS wandered down the garden path she thought about the letter she’d received that morning. Why not he enquired Surely it could not be true why hadn’t she been told before it wasn’t fair why was she always the last to hear anything if she’d been the one going to New York she’d probably only have heard about it after she should have left why had Pat been offered the chance of a lifetime hadn’t she worked just as hard. See pages 162–3 for suggested answers. 4. I don’t believe it she exclaimed 3. The team those who were present lined up to meet the new manager they had had a bad season Clive hoped Brian would improve their chance of promotion at the moment the team was a disaster the goalkeeper never saw the ball until it was too late the defence players were too slow and the captain was indecisive.