Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly?
My old friend, Harrison, had lived in
the Mediterranean for many years
before he returned to England.
He had often dreamed of retiring in England
and had planned to settle down in the country.
He had no sooner returned than he bought
a house and went to live there.
Almost immediately he began to complain
about the weather,
for even though it was still summer,
it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.
After so many years of sunshine,
Harrison got a shock.
He acted as if he had never lived in England before.
In the end, it was more than he could bear.
He had hardly had time to settle down
when he sold the house and left the country.
The dream he had had for so many years ended there.
Harrison had thought of everything except the weather.