[speaker001:] What was the party like last night, Jean?
[speaker002:] Not bad at all, thanks. There were one or two interesting people there.Why couldn't you come?
[speaker001:] Well, I couldn't get away from work early. And when. I got home I had a headache, so I had to go straight to bed. But I was over-tired, because I wasn't able to get to sleep for hours.
[speaker002:] What a shame. Why didn't you take a sleeping pill?
[speaker001:] I don't like them. I used to take them when I had to work overtime, you know.
[speaker002:] How many did you use to take?
[speaker001:] Three every night.
[speaker002:] Good heavens. Why did you take so many?
[speaker001:] Because I was under a terrible strain. The doctor saidthey weren't very strong. Anyway, I used to feel awful the next morning.
[speaker002:] I'm sure you did.
[speaker001:] The doctor said I had to be careful.
[speaker002:] He was quite right.
[speaker001:] So I stopped drinking coffee late at night instead.