10. What Are Friends For？

Jane meets her old friend， Fred.

J： Hi， Fred！ How's everything？

F： Not so good， I'm afraid. Supporting a family is becoming more and more difficult these days.

J： What you say can't be more true. Everything is so expensive. I can hardly make ends meet myself.

F： Oh， really？ Do you need any money？ What I have is not much， but I can loan you some.

J： I'm OK. Thanks for being so thoughtful anyway.

F： What are friends for？