[originaltext]W: Mr. Green, you weren’t at home last Sunday, were you? I tried

W: Mr. Green, you weren’t at home last Sunday, were you? I tried to call you.
M: Oh, that’s right, I went shopping. I suppose you phoned me in the morning, didn’t you?
W: Yes, it was late in the morning when I phoned.
M: Well, I was out shopping. Why did you phone me?
W: I wanted to ask if you’d like to come to dinner on Sunday evening.
M: Oh, what a pity! I wish I had come at that time, but actually, I went on a river trip the whole Sunday.
W: How was the trip? That must be very exciting.
M: Very interesting. By the way, how did the dinner party go?
W: Well, we had a wonderful time...er...I thought you might have enjoyed it too if you had come. David Field and his wife were with us. You’ve met them before, haven’t you?
M: David Field, yes. I rather liked them.
W: And we had a lovely dinner with beef, fish, lobster, cucumber soup and flesh salad.
M: Very nice.
W: And they asked about you.
M: And how’re they getting on?
W: Oh, very well. They enjoyed the party very much.
M: Ah, good.