M: Sally, here is a letter for us．It’s from Tom．

W: Can you read it please? My hands are wet with all this washing.

M :Well, OK.

"Dear Sally and John:

Thanks for your letter. It was good to hear from you. Just a short note in reply. I was happy to hear that you two been in town in January. I think that's the first time you will come to visit us after your marriage. Please do call me when you arrive so that I can pick you up at the station and then we may have dinner together in town. In case you don' t have my phone number, it’s 7807842. I look forward to meeting you soon.

Yours,Tom"