Hallo. Kelly Miller is speaking.
Hi, Kelly! How are you? It’s me, Henry. You are so difficult to get through to. First it took me ages to find out the area code of the place where you are now. Then I tried to call you several times but the phone was disconnected, and then the line was busy all the time.
Oh, hello, Henry! We are fine. So glad to hear your voice. Well, the local telephone lines were down here because of the heavy storm the day before yesterday. Can you hear me well now?
Yes, I can hear you quite well. What happened, darling? Is everything OK with both of you there?
Oh yes. Don’t worry, Henry. It just rained cats and dogs all over the seaside and the wind was too strong. It was really dangerous to stay outside.
I hope now the weather is calm and it will never happen again. How is Mark, by the way?
Mark? He was around a moment ago. Can you hold on a second? I shall see if he is in. … Sorry, I think he is out now. He has gone to the swimming pool.
That’s a pity. I was going to chat with him a little.
Sorry about that. Would you like to leave a message for him?
Well, just say hello to him and tell him that I terribly miss my best friend.
OK, darling. I’ll ask him to call you back later.
Thank you, Kelly. Well, take care. And have a wonderful holiday.