receiving Guests
* W3 S5 x6 x$ u, `# F% A We are glad you could make it today.
8 h: _, j$ b7 | I am so pleased you cold come.3 T* V) e1 g& u9 @& D- a" A- \+ g
We have been expecting you., [, p' V; o4 t: Z9 ?6 l
Let me have your coat.) ~7 w8 N1 A q, K
You can leave your overcoat here, it is quite warm inside.7 S, C1 a; E: X* N& v6 U
You can see I have been on tiptoe all this while.8 d7 N& b8 A$ B8 C2 F
The reception is in your honor.
$ M- v5 _/ E1 Y" L We will be serving in a minute.
: F2 c0 E$ M/ f$ }; x7 B Mr. Brown is at the gate with some guests.0 E5 e" Z8 ~! j5 R! h$ ]
Mrs . Jones has been busy talking to the other ladies somewhere in the hall.
, l. ^' O7 \+ k3 X David will be here tonight.
) b$ ?7 k& Y2 o* d. ?- M They will join us later.
7 J2 [8 G( U9 z3 Y! f Mr. Jukes is on his way here.! G- f2 N8 P; F2 \
We have sent a car for him." f x# J7 l3 c7 Q
I am expecting him here in time for dinner.0 i5 D$ n5 L3 r+ l
I image you would like to make some new friends here.( R" f3 r7 V9 M
Please find a place where you can get better acquainted.
% I* a( j4 _& q It will be difficult to locate him right now in such a crowd.
. i% p0 o9 n7 }4 E Shall I get you a drink or something?# L+ M7 b( }( i2 m2 V4 a# ]$ g
Would you please carry on? I will be seeing some other guests to the gate.. {) ]7 W0 T' T" g: I; w8 C
You can join them for chat, since you are in the same line, Shall I introduce you ?- P( \, I: I2 ?
I must apologize for coming so late.
3 d+ S3 q' [" `1 [% J9 B; T. H Mr .Smith was held up at the last minute , so he asked me to come on his behalf. |