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1. Come in!
2. Oh, hello. Mary. I wasn’t expecting you. What a surprise to see you, and, er…
3. I was just passing, so I thought I’d say “Hi”, and introduce you to my new boyfriend, Bashir.
4. How do you do, Bashir?
5. Marco’s an old friend of mine, Bashir.
6. Oh, yeah?
7. That’s right—we’re friends--just friends!
8. Bashir’s a real he—man, isn’t he?
9. Oh, yes. Definitely!
10. Oh, there’s the phone! I’ll just go and answer it
11. It’s alright Marco, I’ll get it. You two men can have a little chat together
1. Er…have you and Mary been going out together for long?
2. What’s that got to do with you
3. Oh. nothing at all! I wonder if that phone call’s for me. I’ve been expecting someone to call.
4. Hello!
5. You like Mary, do you?
6. Oh, yes. I like her very much
7. Then you’d better be careful. Is that clear?
8. Oh, yes, perfectly clear! I mean—I like Mary, but not in that way, really!
9. There’s someone for you on the phone, Marco. I think it’s that German woman.
10. Thanks. Mary! Oh, if you want a drink or anything, just help yourself.
11. Hello, is that Kristi?
12. Yes! Hello, Marco! Was that Mary who answered the phone, by the way?
13. Yes, but don’t get the wrong idea, Kristi.
14. She’s just been visiting someone in the hostel, that’s all, and she just happened to—
15. It’s alright. Marco, relax. Look, I’ve got some good news.
16. I’ve found an apartment at last—it was advertised in the evening paper—and I’ve moved out of that awful hotel
17. And I’d like to invite you over to dinner tomorrow evening, to celebrate
18. Oh! Er…Is that a good idea?
19. What do you mean:” is that a good idea?”
20. That ‘s not a very polite thing to say when you’re invited to dinner by a lady.
21. I’m sorry, Kristi, but things didn’t go all that well last time, did they?
22. My best suit was stolen and I was attacked by two policeman!
23. And the first time there were those terrible Americans, weren’t there?
24. Ah, but you know the English saying:” Third time lucky”. And anyway, there’s nothing to worry about this time.
25. Look, I’ve only been living in this apartment for a few days. I haven’t even given the address to anyone at work yet.
26. So what can possibly go wrong?
27. Nothing. I suppose.
28. Of course not. So I’ll give you the address, then: it’s Apartment 3B, Truleigh Court, 11 Church Street.
29. I’m sure I’ve heard that address before.
30. I’ll tell you how to get there: take the subway to Clinton Park,
31. and as you go out of the station there’s a bus stop on your left. Get the 192A, and ask for the stop after the pharmacy.
32. Then you cross the road, take the second left. Then…
33. It’s alright, Kristi, I remember how to get there. I went to a party there once;
34. It was given by my English teacher’s father.
35. Oh, really, I was at that party too! It’s a small world, isn’t it?
36. Yes, it is. The party ended in a terrible fight, if you remember.
37. So it did. Well, never mind. I’ll see you tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock, Marco.
38. See you, Kristi! And thanks for inviting me
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