a group of joggers

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A woman was engaged in an illicit affairune liaison illicite. One rainy afternoon, as she lay in bed with her lover, the unmistakableinconfondable sound of her husband’s car pulling into the drivewayentrant dans l'allée sent a joltchoc of panic through her.

“Good heavensbon sang, hurry!” she exclaimed. “Grabramasse your clothes and leap out the windowsaute par la fenêtre!”

Her lover hesitated, glancing outsidejetant un coup d'œil dehors. “It’s pouring out there!”

“If my husband catches usnous attrape, he’ll have our headsil nous tuera!” she urgedinsista-t-elle, her voice trembling with urgency.

Reluctantlyà contrecœur, the lover snatched his clothessaisit ses vêtements and clambered out the windowgrimpa par la fenêtre. As he dashed down the streets'élança dans la rue, soakedtrempé by the rain, he found himself swept into the midst ofau milieu de the town’s annual marathon. Blending inse mêlant with the 300 runners, he began jogging alongside themà leurs côtés, hoping to go unnoticed.

After a short while, a small group of runners, eyeing himle regardant with curiosity, drew closer. One of them, a wirymaigre et nervuré man with a bemused look, spoke up: “Do you always run in the nude?”

“Oh, absolutely!” the lover replied, forcing a grinun sourire forcé. “It’s incredibly liberating, you know!”

Another runner, a woman keeping pace, glanced at the bundlele paquet under his arm. “And do you always carry your clothes like that?”

“Yes, indeed,” he said, thinking quickly. “It’s quite practical. I can get dressed straight afterimmédiatement après the run and head homerentrer chez moi without any fusstracas.”

A third runner, casting a glance downwardsvers le bas, raised an eyebrow. “And do you always wear a condomun préservatif when you run?”

The lover chuckledricana, unfazedimpassible. “Only when it’s raining.”

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🔍 Vocabulary

In this joke, let’s examine an illicit affair, unmistakable, midst, and a condom.

An illicit affair: a secret sexual or romantic relationship that is morally or legally wrong.

Unmistakable: clear and unable to be confused with anything else.

Midst: the middle of or during an event or group.

A condom: a sheath used during sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy and reduce infection risk.

• She was involved in an illicit affairune liaison illicite.
• The siren made an unmistakableinconfondable sound.
• They found themselves in the midstau milieu of the celebration.
• Please remember to keep a condompréservatif in the kit.

📘 Grammar

This anecdote uses direct speech to present the dialogue vividly.

It predominantly uses the past simple tense to narrate past events.

• “It’s pouring out there!” she shouted. (direct speech)
• He clambered out the window and dashed down the street. (past simple narrative)

🔄 Synonyms & Alternatives

An illicit affair: an affair, a liaison

Unmistakable: indubitable, unmistakable (clear)

Midst: middle, centre

💬 Mini Dialogue

Transport Manager: We were in the midstau milieu of the delivery rush when the system crashed.

Dispatcher: I was soakedtrempé from the rain but kept going — no time for fuss.

Transport Manager: In future, carry spares and PPE; don’t be unfazedimpassible by weather.

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