Conversation 12 - Excerpt

Student: This is the only edition you have?

Clerk: Yes, it is. Sorry.

S: Hmm. How many copies do you have left? Just those on the shelf?

C: Yes, uh, four– no, five copies.

S: Jeez, those’ll be gone by Friday for sure. Our class is really full. What’s your return policy? Would it be OK if I bought this now, and then returned it if I can find an annotated edition on the internet?

C: Yes, certainly. But you’ll need to keep your receipt, of course, and be sure that the book is not marked up or damaged in any way.

S: Sure, that’s fair enough.