Tom: Hey, Robin – I thought I’d just drop in and see how you’re doing.
Lizzie: He would be doing better if he would just eat something.
Lizzie: And don’t make him talk too much, and don’t tire him out!
Tom: All right, all right! Blimey, I didn’t know you had such a bossy streak!
Tom: Anyway, heating update – Pete had a look first thing this morning and he’ll let you have a quote, and if you want him to go ahead, he can have you sorted by the end of the week.
Robin: Ah, thanks, Tom – can he just go ahead anyway? I’ll pay him whatever.
Tom: Okay – well, he won’t rip you off, he’s a good guy.
Robin: Tom – I’m sorry about before. When you were tryin’ to be friendly an’ I – I was just –
Lizzie: Robin, you don’t have to explain.
Robin: But I want te. I just felt like I wanted te be totally on me own fre a bit……………..ah, I diwent think I can explain, it’s all mixed up…
Tom: Well, don’t worry about it for now! Look, if there’s ever anything you need a hand with, just say, okay? Just give me a shout when I bring your post, if you like – there’s no point struggling on your own with anything if you don’t have to.
Robin: Everythin’s a struggle, though – I can’t get the hang of the washin’ machine, or the microwave, an’ then there’s loads of really daft little things…
Lizzie: Robin –
Tom: Lizzie, let him get it off his chest! Go on, mate.
Robin: Well – those milk cartons, like – you can’t pick them up without squeezin’ them, can you, an’ if they’re nearly full, they just spill everywhere.
Lizzie: Maybe you cut too much off the corner when you open them – if you cut along the line where it says, it makes a huge hole and it spills really easily.
Robin: Why do they print that line, then, if it’s in the wrong place?
Tom: It’s obvious, isn’t it? The supermarkets want to sell more milk, so if you end up with half of it on the kitchen floor, you have to buy extra!
Robin: Really?
Lizzie: No! Don’t listen to him! Tom, don’t tease him, he’s not really up to listening to your nonsense.
Tom: Sorry mate! Anyway – better get on with my rounds.
Tom: Oh, nearly forgot – when I let Pete in your place this morning, he tripped over this –
Tom: -just thought you might like to have him around!
Robin: Ah cheers, Tom!
Tom: Anyway I’ll get on now – I’ll drop by again tomorrow, if that’s okay?
Robin: That’d be nice – thanks Tom.
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