Mr. Anderson：I'll have a double whiskey on the rocks.

　　Barman ： Right away， Mr. Anderson.

　　Mr. Anderson ： Anything new？

　　Barman ： Not much. As you can see， this place is full of drunk rowdies as usual. Luckily， no trouble up to now.

　　Mr. Anderson ：Who is that guy over there？

　　Barman ： You mean the one in grey suit？ He is a reporter for a small magazine. I can't remember the name of the magazine. He's come here frequently in the past two weeks.

　　Mr. Anderson ： Have you seen Irving lately？

　　Barman ： No， he hasn't been here for a month. I got word that he had an accident and broke his arms. Do you know his wife？

　　Mr. Anderson ： No. Why？

　　Barman ： She ran away with a truck driver. What a scandal！

　　Mr. Anderson ： Poor Irving…。Give me another whiskey.

　　Barman ： Here it is. It's on the house.

　　Mr. Anderson ： You don't have to do this， Sam. Everytime I come here， you buy me drinks.

　　Barman ： That's all right. I like you. Did I ever tell you about my sister Sally ？

　　Mr. Anderson ： No. What about her？

　　Barman： She's coming to New York. I can't read much but she's a graduate student. I'm so proud of her. She's …