I'm so sorry to call you on such short notice, but something's come up.
You mean for this afternoon's meeting?
That's right I'm afraid I have to postpone it. Mr. Scott got sick and I have to attend the Speechmaker's Symposium in his place. I'm leaving today, and I won't be back until a week from Friday.
That's quite a while. Let's make it the week after you get back, then.
That will be great. So it's two weeks from tomorrow, same time and place. I'm really sorry to do this to you.
No problem at all. To tell you the truth, I could use the extra time in my schedule to catch up on some paperwork.