Hello, Mary, how are you today? I hear you weren't well last week.
I'm much better now. Thank you.
What was the matter? Nothing serious I hope.
Oh, no, I had a bad cold and had to stay in bed for 2 days.
I'm glad you're better. Anyway, I hope it was the last cold of the winter and not the first cold of the summer. What about your friend Dan? I hear she's ill, too.
She was ill, but she's all right now. I think she caught my cold.
Everybody seems to have one now. I expect it's the sudden change of weather, 1 day hot and the next day cold.
And very windy, too. That's why I'm wearing a sweater today. What do you think of it? Pretty, isn't it?
It certainly is. It must have cost a lot. Where did you find it?
Oh, I got it at a sale. It was quite cheap.
Really? Well, Mary, I must say it suits you very well. What a pity we men can't wear beautiful sweaters.
Never mind. Let's go and buy one like it to send to your sister Linda in America.