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W: Can I help you?
M: Yes. I’d like to transfer some money to a bank account in New York.
W: Er...um, do you have all the details?
M: Yes.
W: OK. We can fix that up for you right now. Do you have the name of the bank?
M: Yes. It’s Great Western Bank in New York.
W: And who is the money to go to?
M: Mrs. Ellen Robbins.
W: Good. And the money is to be forwarded to her account at Great Western Bank?
M: Yes. Her account number is V0233779.
W: V0233779. Right. And the amount?
M: Three hundred pounds.
W: Three hundred pounds. Mm. OK. Now let’s see, the exchange rate today is... er... ah yes, 1.5 dollars to the pound. So three hundred pounds comes to four hundred fifty American dollars. And your name?
M: Elton John.
W: Elton John.
M: Right.
W: Mm... and your address?
M: Grange Park, Ealing Broadway.
W: Grange Park, Ealing Broadway. Right. Well, now, there’s transfer fee. It’s three pounds for a payment order and six pounds if we telegraph it through.
M: What’s the difference?
W: Well, with a telegraphic transfer it will get there in 3 days. The other way will take about two weeks.
M: Oh, it’s fairly urgent, so I think we’d better telegraph it.
W: All right. Well, I’ll hand this on to the teller and she’ll call out your name in a few minutes.
M: Thank you.