Professor: Hi, Jane. I’ve been meaning to talk to you. I’m afraid I have some bad news.
Jane: What’s wrong, Professor Barry?
Professor: Well, it’s the poetry reading we’ve been organizing. It turns out that the new arts center isn’t going to be ready on time. So we won’t be able to hold the reading there.
Jane: But it’s scheduled for next week and it was supposed to be the opening event. I mean we’ve had a lot of local poets coming, and a lot of student poets, too.
Professor: So it looks like we may have to come up with a different plan.
Jane: Hum, I wonder if we could postpone the reading and then reschedule it once the center is finished.
Professor: That’s possible, and then the reading would still be the first event there, which would be nice.
Jane: Right. It’s just that we may not be able to get as many poets if we change the date. Several of them might have other plans.
Professor: Oh, that’s a good point.
Jane: Well, instead of postponing it, we could try having the reading at the auditorium in the library. It’s quite small, so, it might actually be better for reading. You know, cozier, less formal.
Professor: True, of course. Then fewer people can attend because the space is smaller. And I bet a lot of people would want to come.