receiving Guests- `: n5 w; L8 o( {: ]: d4 J
We are glad you could make it today.
6 V3 \: A+ f+ }( l6 ~8 V I am so pleased you cold come.
+ h# ^" M F! @, `5 O3 T We have been expecting you.
: s8 u5 Z/ S6 R& \* ~ Let me have your coat.
, @4 Y" g' v& @$ N You can leave your overcoat here, it is quite warm inside.
6 A0 _) o1 _3 T2 F; W* h$ L You can see I have been on tiptoe all this while.& F" Y; W8 i: H1 L" \* X; f
The reception is in your honor.9 M& \) |& B0 }# g9 i" `$ n
We will be serving in a minute.
) u Z5 k' `- ?8 ~; b; u ~$ K3 \ Mr. Brown is at the gate with some guests., ^9 D2 D- w ?* F
Mrs . Jones has been busy talking to the other ladies somewhere in the hall.- N3 A0 y! M+ _8 _
David will be here tonight.
) `4 m) x& j. ?6 h They will join us later.
4 f3 Q8 E+ U9 d7 I! n7 p- ~ Mr. Jukes is on his way here.
) j9 G4 d5 w0 k H' ]; E7 x We have sent a car for him.# U; j$ y1 D: u# t7 V) w
I am expecting him here in time for dinner.6 }; K- l, W8 g4 n' a
I image you would like to make some new friends here.
) Y6 n. S1 G* x0 z2 I1 ~% D Please find a place where you can get better acquainted.
) x8 q5 _0 ~3 S* G+ O! F7 z$ \ It will be difficult to locate him right now in such a crowd.
1 d1 O: d' v. e$ w' i6 K Shall I get you a drink or something?! _1 O5 M4 H% D) |$ t6 K
Would you please carry on? I will be seeing some other guests to the gate.. O% l7 J! D/ L& e" e# E; t
You can join them for chat, since you are in the same line, Shall I introduce you ?
[! j! |' Y, q q I must apologize for coming so late.. G' j4 O5 g/ q+ F$ \2 x
Mr .Smith was held up at the last minute , so he asked me to come on his behalf. |