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- Are you feeling alright, Marco?
- Yes, I’m fine, I’m fine, a bit tired, maybe, but fine, really.
- Well, let’s go in, then.
- What would you have to drink, Marco?
- Another Scotch, please.
- I think I’ll just have a mineral water.
- Here you are, -cheers!
- Cheers!
- What are you doing, Marco?
- I’m just reading the hotel regulations, on this card.
- That sounds interesting.
- We are actually breaking the hotel rules, it says here: “Guests are forbidden to entertain visitors of either sex in their room.”
- Oh, dear! Well, we may be breaking the rules, but we don’t seem to be enjoying ourselves very much, do we?
- I’m sorry. The thing is, Kristi, I do seem to be a bit tired, really.
- Yes, I can see that.
- Perhaps it would be better if we meet tomorrow night instead.
- I won’t be here, I’m going back to Germany tomorrow.
- Oh.
- It doesn’t matter, Marco. Don’t worry about it.
- It’s just, like, I feel a bit of failure?
- You haven’t done anything, Marco. How can you call yourself a failure?
- And also, my fiancee does get terribly jealous.
- I’m sure she does.
- At least I haven’t given her any reason to be jealous.
- Well done. Anyway, thanks for a lovely evening, Marco, I must go to bed now. I’ve got an incredibly busy day tomorrow.
- Good night, Kristi.
- Actually, before you go, there’s something I was going to ask you.
- Yes?
- The thing is, I’m hoping to do a story about someone called Annie Peters.
- Who’s she?
- Oh, she’s sort of Green Revolutionary, one of those rich girls who’s turned against the system, you know.
- The point is, she’s the daughter of someone I think you used to know, Hugo Peters.
- Oh, yes, of course! Well, I didn’t actually know Hugo. He’s dead now, by the way.
- I know.
- But his son David used to be my English teacher.
- Right, now, do you know where I can get in touch with him?
- When I last saw him he was teaching at the Washdon International School, I don’t know if he’s still there.
- I’ll just write that down. Thanks, Marco, I’ll try calling him tomorrow. Well. Good night.
- Goodnight, Kristi. See you tomorrow at breakfast, maybe!
- Sorry, I’ve got a working breakfast with a couple of newspaper editors.
- Well, maybe see you around.
- Sure, goodnight!
- Bye-bye, Kristi, I’m sorry it had to be like this.
- There’s no need to apologize, Marco, just shut the door behind you please.
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