Mrs. Jones was still cleaning the house when her husband came back from work. She was wearing dirty old clothes and no stockings, her hair was not tidy, she had dust on her face, and she looked dirty and tired. Her husband looked at her and said, "Is this what I come home to see after a hard day's work?"

Mrs. Jones's neighbor, Mrs. Black, was there. When she heard Mr. Jones' words, she quickly said good-bye and ran back to her house. Then she washed, brushed and combed her hair carefully, put on her pettiest stockings, painted her face, and waited for her husband to come home.

When he arrived, he was hot and tired. He walked slowly into the house, saw his wife and stopped. Then he shouted angrily, "and what are you going to do this evening?"

琼斯太太正在家里打扫房间，这时，她的丈夫下班回来了。琼斯太太穿着又脏又旧的衣服，光着脚，头发乱糟糟的，脸上还满是灰尘，她看起来脏兮兮的，一脸倦容。她丈夫看到这一切，说：“这就是我辛辛苦苦一天回家要看到的吗？“

琼斯太太的邻居——布莱克太太当时也在场，她听到琼斯先生的话，立刻告辞，跑回家去。她洗脸漱口梳头，穿上她最好的衣服和最漂亮的袜子，化好妆，等着她的丈夫回家。

布莱克先生回来时，又热又累，他拖着脚步慢慢地走进屋子，看到妻子，他停住了脚步，生气地大声吼道：“你今天晚上要干什么去？