Conversation 24 - Excerpt

Robert: Oh- hi, Cecille. What are you doing here so early?

Cecille: Hi, Robert. Oh, I got tired of sitting in the cafeteria, that’s all. I have an hour break before this class, and I usually, uh, spend it there… but it’s so noisy today! Why are you here early?

R: Oh, I always come in about now- it’s a quiet place to go over my notes before class.

C: Gee, aren’t you the eager beaver!

R: I just find it’s a, a good way to review and at the same time try to keep up with, uh, with where this course is going. Cost Accounting is pretty difficult for me. Why’s the cafeteria so noisy? There shouldn’t be many people there at three in the afternoon. Lunch is done.

C: There’s a sort of rally going on- for the demonstration.