I went shopping by myself one day. When I was going to check out, I found I had forgotten to bring my credit card with me. The cashier put aside my order while I drove home to get it. My husband was home, so be came along to help. As we pulled into the parking lot, I saw a man sitting in his car. My husband and I ran into the store, paid for what we bought and came out: As we walked to our ear, the man came over. "How did you do that?" he said. "You were in the store for only ten minutes. I've been waiting for my wife for an hour !" I thought that a little white lie couldn't hurt(伤害) the woman shopping by herself, so I said to my husband, "Ten minutes. That's a record (记录) !" Then I told the man," It's amazing (令 人吃惊的) how much faster the shopping gets done when the husband helps." As my husband and I got into our car, we watched the man hurry into the store. 56. The writer's home was far from the store.