bˌʌt dʒˌuːlɪˈɛt, ðɪ ɪvˈændʒɪlˌɪsts ˈʌðɚ nˈɛkst dˈoːɹ nˈeɪbɚ, ɛkspɹˈɛsᵻz kənsˈɜːn; ʃiː ɪz ʃˈʊɹ ðæt soʊfˈiə, hɜː bˈɛst fɹˈɛnd, wʊd nˈɛvɚ hæv ɡɔn ˈɔf wɪðˌaʊt tˈɛlɪŋ hɜː, ænd ɪspˈɛʃəli nˌɑːt ˌɔn ɐ θˈɜːzdeɪ ˈiːvnɪŋ, wˌɛn ˈɔːl ðə nˈeɪbɚz ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli mˈiːt fɚɹə kənvˈɪvɪəl mˈiːl æt dʒˌuːlɪˈɛts ɹˈɛstɹɑːnt, lə tˈʌnoʊ ðə bˈæɹəl.
But Juliette, the evangelists' other next door neighbor, expresses concern; she is sure that Sophia, her best friend, would never have gone off without telling her, and especially not on a Thursday evening, when all the neighbors regularly meet for a convivial meal at Juliette's restaurant, Le Tonneau (The Barrel).