MRS JOHNSON: Hello. Were you at the butcher's?
MRS WILLIAMS: Yes. I was. Were you at the butcher's ,too?
MRS JOHNSON: No, I wasn't. I was at the greengrocer's. How's Jimmy today?
MRS WILLIAMS: He's very well, thank you.
MRS JOHNSON: Was he absent from school last week?
MRS WILLIAMS: Yes, he was. He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. How are you all keeping?
MRS JOHNSON: Very well, thank you. We’re going to spend three days in the country. We’re going to stay at my mother's for the week-end.
MRS WILLIAMS: Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country! Aren't you lucky!