Excuse me. Is this seat taken? Բ  λ 
No, it's not taken. û û 
Oh, thank you.  лл 
Oh, let me help you with this.  Ұ źá 
Oh, thank you. лл㡣 
Do you want to sit by the window? 뿿 
No, no, no. I like the aisle seat better.    ڿĵط 
Please, you sit by the window. 뿿 
My name is Stewart... Malcolm Stewart. StewartMalcolm Stewart 
Pleased to meet you. ܸ 
I'm Elsa Tobin. How do you do? ҽElsa Tobiin á 
Do you live in New York? סŦԼ 
No, no. I'm from Florida.  Ҵӷ ġ 
I am, too. But didn't you just get on? Ҳǡ Ǹϳ 
No, no. I just changed my seat.  Ҹղ һλ 
A man next to me was smoking, ԱߵǸ˳ 
and smoke really bothers me. ܲˡ 
Where are you from in Florida? ӷﵵ ʲط 
Titusville. It's near Orlando. Titusville Orlando 
Small world. I'm from Titusville, too. СҲǴTitusvilleġ 
Really? What part?  ʲ 
My husband and I live near Spaceport. ҺɷסSpaceport 
I know that area. ֪ǵط 
My house is only a few miles from Spaceport. ҵļSpaceeportֻм· 
Do you still live there? סǶ 
Oh yes, yes. My husband's there now.   ԡ ɷھǶ 
He couldn't take time off to come to New York with me. ߲ û һ ŦԼ 
Do you still live there? ڻסǶ 
No. I sold the house and the furniture, ҰѷӺͼ 㶼 
put a few personal things in an old trunk, ʣһЩ һ 
and shipped it to my children in New York. ˵ҺǶ ȥ סŦԼ 
That's my destination. Ҫȥĵ  
Are you married? м 
My wife died four years ago. ǰ ˡ 
She was a wonderful woman. A real friend. ǸܺõŮ һѡ 
I'm sorry. Really, I'm sorry. Ϊѹ  Ϊѹ 
I'm sorry. Really, I'm sorry. Ϊѹ  Ϊѹ 
Lots of wonderful memories. µ õĻ䡣 
We were married almost fifty years. ǽ齫 ʮꡣ 
Well, forty-seven, to be exact. ׼ȷ˵  ꡣ 
John and I celebrate our fortieth anniversary next month. ¸Johnҽ ףǵĽʮ  
Oh, congratulations! That's nice.  ϲ ̫ˡ 
What does John do? Johnʲ 
He's an aerospace engineer κ̫ 
and works for Orlando Aircraft Corporation. ΪOrlandoɻ˾ 
He started with them almost forty years ago.  ˿ ʮˡ 
What do you do? ʲṹ 
I just retired. Had my own company. Ҹݡ һҹ˾ 
A construction company. Roads, bridges, big stuff. һӪ칫˾  Ǵ󹤳̡ 
But I just sold it and retired. ǰð Ȼݡ 
Excuse me, ma'am. Ticket, please. Բ ̫̫ Ʊóһ¡ 
Would you kindly hold these keys, please? һԿס 
I have a ticket, I know. ֪гƱ 
I was in the smoking section. ԭ ġ 
It's OK, lady. Take your time. û ̫̫  
I'm sure it's in your purse, Mrs. Tobin.   Ƥ Tobin̫̫ 
Oh, here it is. Ŷ   
And here are your keys. Կס 
Thank you. лл 
Thank you. лл 
Do you have family in New York? ŦԼ 
No, no. But I do have very close friends in New York City. ûСŦԼ Ҫõѡ 
We like to go to the theater together. ǳһȥ Ϸ 
You said you have family in New York. ˵ŦԼ ˡ 
Yes, indeed.  û 
A son and his wife and their three children-- и  ϱԼ ǵ 
my grandchildren. ҵŮ 
You must be excited. һ˷ 
I can't wait, to see them! Һ޲ϼ ǡ 
Are you going to live with them? һ ס 
Yes. ԡ 
Permanently? һֱסȥ 
Well... they want me to, ⡭ϣ  
but it's too early to know for sure. ڻ  
I'm pretty independent. ǶԺ ˡ 
I tried to teach my kids the importance of independence, Ǹ뺢 Ҫ 
but I'm not sure I want to be alone. Ҳ֪ һ 
Some people don't mind being alone. I do. Щ˲ں  ں 
I understand. But tell me. ⡣ 
Why did you stop working? ΪʲҪ 
I retired because... I wanted to be with my family. Ϊ ȫһ 
I didn't want to be alone anymore! Ҳһ ˡ 
I didn't want to be alone anymore! Ҳһ ˡ 


What's your name? 
My name is Stewart... Malcolm Stewart. 
Pleased to meet you. What's your name? 
I'm Elsa Tobin. How do you do? 
How do you do? Where do you live? 
In Titusville. 
Where do you live? 
Small world. I'm from Titusville, too. 
It's a small, small world. How do you do? 
Are you married? Yes or no? 
Please tell me. Let me know. 
John and I celebrate our 40th anniversary next month. 
Congratulations. Congratulations. 
What do you do? 
Are you a doctor, a farmer, a mailman, 
a lawyer, an artist, a salesman, a businessman 
or a preacher, a high school teacher? 
I just retired. 
Do you have family in New York? 
No. 
No. 
Do you have family in New York? 
Yes, indeed. 
I'm pleased to meet you. Pleased to meet you. 
How do you do? I'm pleased to meet you. 