One day when women's dresses were on sale at the FarEast Department Store, a dignified middle-aged man decided to get his wife a piece. But he soon found himself being battered（连续猛击，磨损） by frantic（狂乱的，疯狂的） women.

He stood it as long as he could; then, with head lowered and arms flailing（打，用连枷打） , he plowed through the crowed.

"You there!" challenged a thrill voice. "Can't you act like a gentleman?"

"Listen," he said, "I have been acting like a gentleman for an hour. From now on, I am acting like a lady."