dialogue: Allys: How do you feel about teaching my friend how to read? 
  Nelson: How old is your friend and why doesn't he know how to read? 
  Allys: He's 78 and he's a new emigrant from South America and he's never been to school. 
  Nelson: Does he even know how to speak English? 
  Allys: No. But I thought that you could start with reading and then go from there. 
  Nelson: That was very thoughtful of you to volunteer me. 
  Allys: Come on. You're great at teaching and I know you will love him. He's adorable! 
  Nelson: Oh, all right. Have him come over here for dinner. But you get to make dinner! 
summary: Allys volunteers Nelson to teach a 78-year-old illiterate American how to read. Nelson thinks it challenging but agrees on the condition that Allys makes dinner.