During World War Two, a lot of young women in Britain were in the army. Joan Philips was one of them. She worked in a big camp, and of course met a lot of men, officers and soldiers.
One evening she met Captain Humphreys at a dance. He said to her, ‘I’m going abroad tomorrow, but I’d be very happy if we could write to each other.’ Joan agreed, and they wrote for several months .
Then his letters stopped, but she received one from another officer, telling her that he had been wounded and was in a certain army hospital in England. Joan went there and said to the matron, ‘I’ve come to visit Captain Humphreys.’
‘Only relatives are allowed to visit patients here,’ the matron said.
‘Oh, that’s all right,’ answered Joan. ‘I’m his siter.’
‘I’m very pleased to meet you,’ the metron said, ‘I’m his mother.’
Please answer these questions below.
1. Where did Joan meet Captain Humphreys ?
2. What happened for several months after that ?
3. What happened after that ?
4. What had happened to Captain Humphreys ?
5. What did Joan say to the matron ?
6. What did the matron answer ?
7. What did Joan say then ?
8. And what did the matron say ?