[originaltext]M: You’re back. And right on schedule too. How was your holiday?

M: You’re back. And right on schedule too. How was your holiday?
W: It was all right, I suppose.
M: You don’t sound as though you enjoyed it very much. Where did you go?
W. I went home. I stayed with my family.
M: Where is your home?
W: It’s in West Virginia. It’s a quite small village in West Virginia. You know, going home really made me think how different my life would have been if I’d stayed there.
M: Why? What would you have done?
W: Well, first of all, I probably would have married the boy I went steady with while I was in high school.
M: Would it have been a mistake if you had married him?
W: It would have been different, that’s all. If I had married him, I probably would have stayed there in West Virginia for the rest of my life.
M: Would that have been so bad?
W: I would never have come to the city. I never would have tried to get a job.
M: But you’ve come to the city and had several jobs.
W: That’s true. The thing is that after all these years of working, I am still a secretary or assistant to someone. No transfer. No promotion. It’s so annoying and frustrating. I didn’t come all the way up to the city for that, did I?
M: Do you think you’ll ever go back to West Virginia to live?
W: Someday, maybe, but not until I’ve had more experience. I’d like to know that I could have real career if I wanted to.
M: Well, the first step in a successful career is to get some work done. Here are some letters that have to be answered right away.
W: All right, I’ll take care of them. But you just wait. Someday I might be your boss!