 62  Helen was very pleased, of course, and when the old lady retired, Helen bought her share and became the sole owner of the shop. Now she had her independence. Ever since she had started in the shop she had had to travel around to see what attractive things her rivals in the clothes trade were producing, to attend fashion shows and so on. She had always stayed at small cheap hotels, because she dared not spend too much money when she was saving up to buy a shop of her own. But when she at last became the owner of the shop, and it was making good profits, she found that she had plenty of money, and she felt she should now stay in the best hotels whenever she travelled. Then the people who buy good clothes can see that your business is successful,’ she said to herself, 'and therefore more of them think they should buy the clothes you make.' So when she had to go to the next fashion show, which was in Rome, she stayed at a very good hotel. She bad a nice big room with beautiful furniture in which she could entertain customers, and there were also fine public rooms where she could, to her great pride, hold small fashion shows of her own. The room service was excellent, and so was the dining-room, which had a band every evening for dancing. Helen had never before dared to stay in such a splendid place. She could see from the bills she signed for everything that the prices in the hotel were high, but she was rather surprised when just before she left, she was given a bill of several pages, written on beautiful headed paper. A8 Why did the lady who owned the shop where Helen worked offer to make her a partner? 1. Because it was something she should have done long before. 2. Because she was too old and needed a partner. 3. Because Helen was a clever businesswoman. 4. Because Helen was a very successful designer. A9 Helen had to travel around: 1. to hold fashion shows of her own; 3. to look for new customers; 2. to find out what her competitors were doing; 4. to make new contracts. aIo| 62 |
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