Unit 52: They look tired

1. Perhaps they are tired.

(.Philip and Sandra are very tired after the party. They send off the guests and are ready for rest. But some guests are still there, not ready to leave.)

Philip	Christine looked really wonderful tonight.
Sandra	Yes — so did Bob.
Philip	Really nice people!
Sandra	Yes!
Philip	Er —
Sandra	Ronald and Harriet ...
Philip	Oh yes. Ronald and Harriet, our new neighbours.
Sandra	The last of our guests.
Philip	Hmmm, that's right.
Harriet	We like parties.
Ronald	Yes. We don't go to many parties, but we like them.
Philip	Good. But they make you tired, don't they? And it was a long party.
Sandra	Harriet looks tired, doesn't she, Philip?
Philip	Well, perhaps she is tired. I am.
Harriet	Oh, no, I'm not tired.
Sandra	You're not?
Harriet	No. I was tired, until I drank that coffee. Now I'm not.
Sandra	Oh.
Philip	But I think Ronald's tired.
Sandra	Yes! He looks very tired.
Ronald	No.
Philip	What? Three o'clock in the morning and not tired!
Ronald	No. I never sleep much. Sometimes I read all night.
Philip	Really! Well, excuse me, I must go to bed. I have to get up early tomorrow.
Harriet	On Sunday?
Philip	Yes. It's a hard life! Good night. Thanks for coming.
Ronald	Good night.
Harriet	Good night, Philip.
Philip	I'll see you when you come to bed, Sandra. Don't be long. You look very tired.
Sandra	Yes, I am.
Philip	These are your coats.
Ronald	Yes, that's right.
Philip	They were on our bed, you see.

2. William must be forty-seven!

Harriet	William looks old, but he's only forty-six.
Ronald	No, he isn't, dear. He was forty-seven in July.
Harriet	I don't think so, Ronald.
Ronald	Yes. He's forty-seven now.
Harriet	I don't think he is. Perhaps you mean Peter. He's forty-seven.
Ronald	Yes, you're right. Peter's forty-seven. And he was in the same class as William at school. So William must be forty-seven!
Harriet	Oh, yes.
Philip	Sandra! Oh, hello. Still talking?
Harriet	Yes.
Ronald	We were talking about a party we went to.
Harriet	It was very good. It started on Saturday evening, and we didn't leave till Sunday night.
Philip	Really!
Ronald	Where's Sandra?
Philip	I think she's gone to bed. She looked very tired. It is nearly half past three in the morning.
Harriet	Yes. Perhaps she was tired.
Ronald	I like the early hours of tlv morning, don't you? So quiet.
Philip	Yes, I agree. It's quiet because most people are at home, in bed.
Sandra	I'm making some coffee. Do you want some, Philip?
Philip	No, thanks. We—er—haven't got any coffee, Sandra. Don't you remember? We can't ask Ronald and Harriet to have coffee, because we haven't got any.
Harriet	Ronald ...
Ronald	Yes, all right, dear.
Philip	You're going?
Ronald	Yes, next door, to get some coffee. We've got lots.

3. It's so nice to have two friends who can help me.

Harriet	And she doesn't look English, does she, Ronald? The woman in number fourteen doesn't look English.
Ronald	Perhaps she isn't English. Do you remember Ingrid? She looked English, but she wasn't.
Harriet	Yes, strange, isn't it? Yes, strange. Ingrid looked English, but she wasn't and the lady in number fourteen doesn't look English, but I think she is.
Philip	Well, there we are. The end of the party. No more to drink. No more to eat. Too late for music. All we can do is go to bed.
Ronald	Or talk, of course. We like to talk to friends. We don't often meet people.
Sandra	I know what we can do!
Harriet	You do? Oh good!
Philip	Sandra!
Sandra	Yes, what I always do after parties. I'm glad you stayed, Harriet. And you, Ronald.
Ronald	Really?
Harriet	That's nice.
Sandra	Yes, I'm really glad you stayed! Yes, after a party, before I go to bed. I like to clean the room, and wash up all the glasses, and cups, and plates. And it's so nice to have two friends. You can help me.