This story 0 (to happen) _happened_ many years ago with an Englishman. After a short visit to France he 1 (to want) to go back to England. He 2 (to have) only enough money to pay for his ticket. He 3 (to know) the trip 4 (to take) only two days. “I 5 (to be able) to live without food these two days, ” he 6 (to think So he 7 (to get) on the ship. By the end of the first day he 8 (to become) very hungry. When the waiter 9 (to invite) him to have supper, he pretended to be seasick and 10 (to stay) in his cabin. The next morning the Englishman 11 (to feel) half-dead with hunger. He decided, “I 12 (to eat) today even if they 13 (to throw) me into the sea”. At dinnertime he 14 (to go) to the dining room and 15 (to eat) everything that 16 (to put) before him on the table. Then he quickly 17 (to get) up and 18 (to run) to his cabin. In the evening when the ship 19 (to be) not far from London the Englishman 20 (to have) his supper. Then he 21 (to ask) the waiter to bring him the bill for dinner and supper he 22 (to eat). The waiter 23 (to tell) him that the meals 24 (to pay) for together with the ticket. The Englishman 25 (to be) disappointed.