Olivia： Yeah， I remember you telling me. When
will you find out？
Magda： Next week.
Olivia： Fingers crossed， then！
Magda： Fingers what？
Olivia： Oh！ Crossed. It’s what we say when we hope for something good to happen.
Magda： Oh， OK...fingers crossed！ Olivia： Has anybody heard from Johnny？ Sarah？
Sarah： Just because we’re both Chinese doesn’t mean we keep in touch all the time， you know！ There are a lot of people in China！（laughs）
Olivia： Of course...sorry...I just thought...
Sarah： He was more of a friend of yours， wasn’t he， Harry？
Harry： Yeah， we’re good mates. I hear from him
all the time.
Sarah： How’s he doing？
Harry： He’s still in Chongqing with his new job.
He says it’s really interesting， really exciting， but
he misses us—and he wants to come back to
London！
Magda： Fingers crossed！
Sarah： And how about you Harry？ What are you up to？ Are you still job hunting？
Harry： Yeah， that’s right. I’m still looking for a new job.
Magda： Any luck？
Harry： I haven’t found anything yet， but I’ve got a few possibilities. I really liked not working at first， I really enjoyed the free time， but now—well， I need the money， and also—well， I just get bored if I haven’t got something to do all the time.
Magda： Where’s Fadi， Olivia？ I haven’t seen him for ages.
Olivia： Why ask me？
Magda： I thought you’d know...y’know， you’re like， good friends， aren’t you？
Olivia： Yes， that’s exactly what we are. Good friends. Nothing more.