My Father's Son Flashcards
(20 cards)
First Line
Hello
Oh, hi
Are you here to see Mr. Wallace?
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Are you Chris?
Yes
I’m Kate, I’ve been looking after your father
Right um… thank you. How is he?
Getting better every day. He’s still sleeping a lot but then men do when they get to a certain age
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His injury has healed well. There were no early complications and all the signs are that he’ll make a full recovery
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If you want to see him, I can check to see if he’s awake
No that’s OK. I’ll um… go in shortly. I just need to send an email… work thing
Right
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Guess the wait of the babies?
Excuse me?
It’s a competition. Guess the combined weight of all the babies born in the hospital last month to win a case of champagne. One pound a guess. Proper bubbly as well
Right… um… OK. How many were born last month?
I’m sorry that’s classified
Classified?
I have strict instructions from the girls in the maternity ward not to disclose any information that might give someone an unfair advantage
Right… Well I’ve got a friend who’s a midwife and her hospital delivers about fifty a month so a smaller hospital like this couldn’t deliver more than that
What’s your friend’s name?
Mandeep
Which hospital?
Which hospital? The um… St. Thomas’s
Nice try sunshine but you’re not catching me out
OK I’ll say twenty babies. Pounds or kilos?
Your choice
Right. Two and a half kilos each? Fifty kilos
Fifty kilos it is. No kids of your own then?
No
Thought so. Two and a half kilos. I know a lot of women who’d donate a kidney if we could guarantee that
Now you tell me. Can I revise my guess?
Too late. The deal is done
You play a tough game for a nurse
You should try me at poker
