Teaching vs Cousin's Retirement Party

<-NARRATOR:-> Listen to a conversation between two English professors.
<-MALE PROFESSOR:-> Hi, Nancy. Is something the matter?
<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:-> Oh... I just realized I've got a scheduling conflict tomorrow.
<-MALE PROFESSOR:-> What is it?
<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:-> Well, the poetry class I'm teaching meets at four o'clock. My students have a test next week, so tomorrow's class is the review session. It's important.
<-MALE PROFESSOR:-> OK...
<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:-> The other thing is my cousin's retirement party.
But I just realized it also starts at four o'clock!
I hadn't realized it was starting at the exact same time as my class.
<-MALE PROFESSOR:-> Oh, no. Well, I'm free tomorrow at four.
If you want, I could cover your class for you.
Lead the review session.
<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:-> Really? What a generous offer.
<-MALE PROFESSOR:-> I wouldn't mind...
I mean, I haven't taught poetry in a few years... I'm a little rusty.
<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:-> Well, I have some materials prepared, and you could certainly use them.
So, it might be tough, but you could do it...
<-MALE PROFESSOR:-> I'd try, anyway.
<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:-> Well, my other option is to go to the class, do the review session myself, and arrive late to the retirement party.
<-MALE PROFESSOR:-> So, you could prepare your students for the test yourself.
<-FEMALE PROFESSOR:-> I could. And I know it'd be good for my students.
It's just that I'd miss a lot of the party.
My cousin and some others are giving speeches... and I think they'll be really interesting.
It'd be a shame to miss it.