   neutral   The principal just announced that Dr. Smith is going to take over as dean of our department.     neutral   Oh.  
    neutral   Why are you so calm? Are you not surprised to hear this?     neutral   No, I knew it all along. He was the obvious choice.  
    neutral   Do you think he can do well?     neutral   
 Of course. As we said at his first interview with our department last September, if someone could have
 Of course! With a doctor ’ s degree behind him, anything will become possible. 