Mary: Well, it’s a lovely room. It’s quite a nice size, but I don’t like green paint very much. Would   be all right if I painted the walls a different color?
White: Yes, that’s fine, as long as you don’t paint them a very dark color. One of my renters   (paint) them black a few years ago. That was terrible.
Mary: Is there anything I   know?
White: Well, I don’t allow cats   (go) upstairs at all.
Mary: Oh? Not at all?
White: No,  (absolute) not. I don’t like animals and I don’t allow smoking in bedrooms.
Mary: Oh, no, no. I agree   that. I don’t smoke anywhere. Can I use the kitchen if I want to   something?
White: Yes, but only before 7 o’clock in the evening. And I don’t allow people to stick pictures on the walls. You know when you take the pictures away, marks (leave) on the walls.
Mary: OK. I see.
White: And one   thing if you don’t mind. I don’t want any big noisy parties,   only two or three friends at the same time, please.
Mary: Oh, right. I will do that. Well, it sounds fair. Thank you very much.