receiving Guests
8 H8 I3 l" Q: w5 j* @ We are glad you could make it today.1 S2 O5 G( P3 k4 [ F" _; k3 M3 p9 K
I am so pleased you cold come.) F U: U% H+ q7 n8 f ^/ T! W
We have been expecting you.0 f: `4 d) J7 a/ @( l# l7 i- k5 [
Let me have your coat., ]! J, W' [% E4 Y3 z
You can leave your overcoat here, it is quite warm inside.
6 Q' E" d9 A" }/ e3 Z& } You can see I have been on tiptoe all this while." E0 J. f( c0 r! h: W! H
The reception is in your honor.
2 {9 [9 S- f# s0 F& ` | We will be serving in a minute.
b! Y3 f& x1 e+ k Mr. Brown is at the gate with some guests.8 N; x2 k: A& u; V. x% A9 x
Mrs . Jones has been busy talking to the other ladies somewhere in the hall.4 z& ?3 l, H6 a
David will be here tonight.
" q- ]# I1 _" g7 \ They will join us later.
& ]& ^# I: K& g A Mr. Jukes is on his way here.
+ t' {& G2 w! _* S5 J0 g! E r4 w We have sent a car for him.% d w" s4 L. H7 Y* y
I am expecting him here in time for dinner./ I1 _- L4 e9 P# M! [6 m
I image you would like to make some new friends here.
- {0 j. O: m% s E; ~% t+ p9 e* ` Please find a place where you can get better acquainted.
# j( k! V# B, h. J ~, H It will be difficult to locate him right now in such a crowd.9 @' v% Z6 ?+ W3 V
Shall I get you a drink or something?
6 \: L5 A, @5 n7 i3 y& X Would you please carry on? I will be seeing some other guests to the gate./ ^; }1 }# y1 P3 h; i
You can join them for chat, since you are in the same line, Shall I introduce you ?
0 d' X; ^& S. \6 ^ I must apologize for coming so late.
4 z e3 s2 r. @* ~, R Mr .Smith was held up at the last minute , so he asked me to come on his behalf. |