W: Hi, Mark! I've just got back from the Art Gallery. They had a wonderful art exhibition today. You shouldn't have stayed home and worked on that paper. I think you would have been inspired by some of the paintings.

M: Oh, Idon't know. I don't really care for modern art.

W: I think you should think ofmodern art like food. You need to taste things to see if you like them. You know, some of the pieces at the exhibition were even for sale. The last one was on sale for $9,000.

M: $9,000? Well, I may go and visit the exhibition tomorrow, but I'm not going tobuy anything.

W: OK, let me know how it goes, won't you? And you might give Tom a call. He wanted to go with me today but his aunt was intown so he couldn't. He really wants to go.

M: OK, I will.

What was said before this conversation?


M: Hi, Jenny. What did you do today?