Boss : excuse me. Where were you yesterday?”
Secretary : I was ill.
Boss : what was the matter?
Secretary : Food poisoning. It must have been the crab I ate.
Boss : Still, you could have telephoned.
Secretary : i did. But there was no reply.
Boss : You mean. Nobody answered.
Secretary : Yes. Perhaps it was during the lunch break.
Boss : By the way, did you have a good time in Pattaya?
Secretary : what do you mean?
Boss : I saw you getting off the Pattaya bus yesterday.
Secretary : You are mistaken.
Boss : I’ve heard that story before.