What time does the flight arrive?
It arrived 30 minutes ago.
So where is Mr. Timble?
I suppose he is getting his bags and going through customs. Are you bored?
Yes, and my feet hurt.
Well, why don’t you go sit down? I’ll wait here with the sign.
Do you know what Mr.Timble looks like?
A big western man, in a suit, with red hair. Right? Can’t miss him.
That’s right. I’ll wait over there.
Hello Miss.
Hello Mr. Timble?
Yes. I’m Mr Timble.
Welcome to Thailand. I’m Miss Sanan. It’s nice to meet you.
It’s nice to meet you too. I was expecting to meet Mr. Sanuk, not that I’m disappointed to meet you.
Sanuk is here too. He’s waiting over there.
I suppose he told you his feet were getting tired.
How did you know?
Just a guess.
Hello Mr Timble, I’m Sanuk.
Nice to meet you.
Has Miss Sanan told you about Mr. Patterson yet?
No. Is something wrong?
I’m sorry to tell you that Mr. Patterson has been taken to the hospital for emergency surgery.
I’m sorry to hear that. Will he be OK?
Yes, but I’m afraid that you won’t be able to start work until he gets better.
How long should that be?
About a week. But don’t worry, Mr. Patterson has asked us to show you some of the sights in Thailand while you wait for him to get out of the hospital.
That was very considerate of him. What should we see first?
I thought tomorrow morning we could visit the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.