[originaltext]M: You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe. When is

M: You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe. When is it that you are leaving?
W: In just three weeks, and I am excited. But there are still a few things I need to do before I go.
M: Like what?
W: Like renewing my passport, going to the travel agency to buy my plane ticket and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I’m gone.
M: You are not going to give it up, are you?
W: No way, I’ll never find another apartment around here. But I don’t like the idea of paying three months’ rent on an empty apartment either.
M: I don’t blame you. Perhaps you could rent it.
W: Yes, but who to?
M: Mm, let me think. Oh, I know just the person, an old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas, is coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August.
W: That’s exactly when I’ll be away. It sounds ideal, as long as the landlord agrees.
M: I’ll tell you what, I’ll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so H1 mention it to him then.
W: Well, thanks, Bill, let me know what happens. That extra money will really come in handy.