Something like this may have happened to you: You step outside to fetch your morning newspaper and see your neighbor, an infirm old lady, struggling to retrieve her newspaper. You dash over, grab her paper, and bring it to her. She beams thankfully at you and insists on giving you a cookie she has just made.
How can you refuse? You take one bite — and regret it, but politely thank her and marvel at how delicious it is. The next day, you see her standing hopefully in her doorway looking at you, so you bring her newspaper to her again, and once more, this time reluctantly, accept the cookie. Yesterday you said it was scrumptious, and she’s made this one especially for you. You don’t want to hurt her feelings, so you gag it down, smiling, and once again praise her skill as a baker.
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