[originaltext]M: You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe. When is

M: You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe. When is it that you’ re leaving?
W: In just three weeks and I am excited, but there are still things I need to do before I go.
M: Like what?
W: Like renewing my passport, going to the travel agency to buy my plane ticket and making a decision as to what to do with my apartment while I am gone.
M: You’ re not going to give it up, are you?
W: No way, I’ ll never find another apartment around here. But I don’ t like the idea of paying three month’ s rent on an empty apartment, either.
M: I don’ t blame you. Perhaps you could sublet it.
W: Yes. That’ s exactly what I want. But who to? Or do you by any chance know the person who will?
M: Hum, let me think, Oh, I know just the person, an old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas. He is coming here to do some research this summer from June through August.
W: Well, that’ s exactly when I’ll be away. It sounds ideal, as long as the landlord agrees.
M: Tell you what. I’ll be calling Jim later this week anyway, so I’ll mention it to him ,then.
W: Well, thanks, Bill. Let mc know what happens. That extra money would really come in handy.