Ms Brown
I'm Ms Brown and I'd like a table for two on Friday night. 'Would you like to sit at the bar?' Nope. 'Ooh, it's going to be a wait for the restaurant, I'm afraid. I'm flicking through the diary... Nothing available this month, no, I'm flicking, I'm flicking, I'm flicking. Hmm. August? We're looking at August.'
Tina Brown
Can I book a table for two for Friday evening? 'What time?' 8. 'Sorry, we are completely full. I could do 6 o'clock or 10.30.' It's not for me, it's for Tina Brown and she wants to come at 8. 'I'm afraid we only have very early or very late places available. I could put her on the wait list.' Tina doesn't do wait lists.
Gordon Brown
'This Friday?' Yes. 'What time would they like?' 8 or 8.30. 'Fine, that's not a problem. Will they need security?' Yes, but the security men don't need to sit at the table. 'Right. I don't know if you're familiar with the restaurant but we do have a bar area. I could reserve them two seats there.'