BUSINESS MEETING
On Friday 11th August Paul Harding looked in his diary. He had an appointment at 11 o’clock with Mr. Rawson, the local manager of the General Company for Foreign Trade.
The GCFT was in the City. Its offices were on the fifth, sixth and seventh floors of a very tall building. The enquiry office was on the ground floor. Inside the company building the woman in the enquiry office telephoned Miss Wells, the manager’s secretary. She arrived and accompanied Paul to her room on the fifth floor. Miss Well had an office next to Mr. Rawson’s. As soon as her boss was free, she buzzed him on the intercom. Mr. Rawson immediately asked her to show Paul into the office.
RAWSON |
Ah! Mr. Harding. Come in, please. My name is Rawson. |
HARDING |
How do you do? |
RAWSON |
How do you do? Please sit down. Did you have a good trip? |
HARDING |
Yes, thank you. Not at all bad. |
RAWSON |
Good! Now this morning I want you to meet some of our heads of Department… Miss Wells, ask Mr. Jones to come in here, please. |
WELL |
I’m afraid Mr. Jones is not available… Mr. Smith is not available either. But Mrs. Collier’s here. |
RAWSON |
Good. Ask her to come in, please. When were you here last, Mr. Harding? |
HARDING |
Oh! I was here about six months ago. |
RAWSON |
Did you meet Mrs. Collier then? |
HARDING |
No, I didn’t I’m afraid. |
RAWSON |
Well, she’s my Personal Assistant. You will like her. She’s a very charming lady… Ah, Mrs. Collier. |
COLLIER |
Please, don’t get up. |
RAWSON |
I’d like to introduce you a colleague from America. Mrs. Collier, Mr. Harding. |
HARDING |
How do you do? |
COLLIER |
How do you do? |
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