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A: Ah, there you are. P: (to Henry) How do you do? A: Mr Adams, my special guest, Miss Portia Langham. H: How do you do? P: I’m afraid you must be too busy for me. H: Yes, indeed, I am. I mean, no, no, not at all! A: Excuse me, but I must return to my other guests. P: Won’t you sit down, please? H: Yes, I’d love to… Er…I’d like to. Thank you, Miss. P: That poor dear Ambassador. He hates these parties nearly as much as I do. Nothing but talk, talk, talk. And no one says anything anyone wants to hear, do they? H: No, I suppose not. P: The ambassador tells me you are a rich man. H: Well… er… not really. P: He tells me you’re the talk of London these days. It seems every banker and shop owner in the city wants to meet you. H: Yes, I’ve heard. I don’t understand why, really. I’m not so special as that. P: Oh, I don’t know about that, Mr Adams. H: Please call me Henry. P: Henry. I mean, even the ambassador is eager to know you better. H: Yes, it would