| John, I've just had some good news. |
| Susan has had her baby. |
| Do you know when she had it? |
| Yesterday. |
| The 10th of August. |
| Oh, my father was born on August the 10th. |
| Give me the details and I'll make a note for everyone at work. |
| Okay. |
| Well, was it a boy or a girl? |
| It's a boy. |
| And what are they going to call him? |
| Tom. |
| Tom Lightfoot. |
| It sounds quite good, don't you think? |
| Yes, that has quite a good ring to it. |
| You know he's quite a big baby. |
| He weighed 4.25 kilos when he was born. |
| That does sound big, 4.25 kilos. |
| And he's long too, 46 centimetres. |
| Mmmm. Tall parents. |
| He'll grow up to be over 2 metres, I'd say. |
| With masses of black hair, curly black hair. |
| You know, we should go and visit them in hospital. |
| What about tomorrow afternoon at around 1 pm? |
| Yes, okay. |
| Where should we meet?... |
| Ah, I could come and pick you up at your house, if you like. |
| Yes, that would be wonderful. |
| My car is still off the road. |
| Just refresh my memory.... |
| What's the address again? |
| It's 15 Chesterfield Road, Paddington. |
| It's next to the library, isn't it? |
| Not exactly. It's next to a bank. |
| The State Bank actually. |
| The library is opposite us, on the corner. |
| That's right, |
| and there's a garage on the other street corner. I remember now. |
| So, you'll pick me up at 12.45 |
| and we'll be there at one easily. |
| Now what should we take? |
| We must take them something. |
| I always think flowers are good to take to someone in hospital, don't you? |
| Well, not really. |
| Everyone always brings flowers and they don't last. |
| I think it's much better to take a pot plant, |
| so she can take it home with her. |
| Yes, but then she has to remember to water it. |
| What about a big box of chocolates? |
| Okay, chocolates sound fine. |
| We should get something for the baby too. What do you think? |
| Yes, you're right. |
| What do you think of something like baby shampoo or talcum powder? |
| Or we could get a little hat, or something like that. |
| We don't know the size, or the right colour, do we? |
| I think we should get something they wouldn't normally buy. |
| What about a soft toy of some sort? |
| Yes, a soft toy. |
| What about a teddy bear? |
| I could get one early tomorrow at the market |
| and I could probably get the chocolates there too. |
| Good. |
| So you'll pick me up at a quarter to one at my place |
| and I'll make sure that I've got the presents. |
| You must remember how much you paid for the gifts, |
| so I can pay you back for half. |
| If they're going to be from both of us, I would like to go shares. |
| Okay. |
| I'd say the chocolates would be about $15 for something nice and not too small |
| and the toy would be around $35 or so, I'd think. |
| Good, that'll be fine. About $25 each then. |
| Good, I'll pick you up then on Sunday at 12.45. |
| Okay. |
| See you then. Bye. |