After the Elections

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[00:17.59]Lesson 83
[00:20.20]After the elections
[00:23.75]The former Prime Minister,Mr.Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.
[00:30.64]He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.
[00:35.44]My friend,Patrick,
[00:37.12]has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr.Lane's Radical Party.
[00:43.22]After the elections,Patrick went to the former Prime Minister's house.
[00:48.30]When he asked if Mr.Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him
[00:52.79]that since his defeat,the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad.
[00:57.99]On the following day Patrick went to the house again.
[01:02.14]The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance,
[01:06.23]when Patrick asked the same question.
[01:09.25]Though a little suspicious this time the policeman gave him the same answer.
[01:15.03]The day after,Patrick went to the house once more and asked exactly the same question.
[01:21.67]This time,the policeman lost his temper.
[01:24.98]'I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday,'he shouted,
[01:29.51]'Mr.Lane was defeated in the elections.
[01:32.35]He has retired from political life and gone to live abroad!'
[01:36.95]'I know,'answered Patrick,'but I love to hear you say it!'
 

Why did Patrick keep on asking the same question?