A、His friend. B、The former bank manager. C、The manager’s friend. D、His father. A

W: Ah, come in, Mr. Parrot. Please sit down.
M: Thank you. A friend of mine told me the new bank manager was a worn... I mean, a lady, but I didn’t expect you to be so young.
W: Well, never mind that, Mr. Parrott. What can I do for you?
M: Well, this friend told me that you lent him some money.
W: I don’t think I’ve lent any money to a friend of yours, Mr. Parrott. The bank may have done that.
M: Yes, well, I wondered if I could borrow some money, too.
W: I see. You have an account with us, I suppose. Ah, yes, here’s your file. Er, I’m afraid you’re overdrawn, Mr. Parrott. How about a hundred pounds, as a matter of fact.
M: Really? As much as that? I didn’t know.
W: And how much money would you like to borrow from us?
M: Fifteen thousand pounds.
W: That’s rather a large sum of money. Can you offer us security? Do you own the house where you live, for example?
M: Oh, yes. I own quite a lot of shares, too. A friend of ours looks after them.
W: A friend of yours?
M: well, a friend of my father’s, actually. But they all belong to me. My father gave them to me after I got married last year. He’s quite a rich man, you see.
W: He must be. Then why don’t you ask him to lend you the money?
M: I don’t like borrowing money from him. He wants me to be in- dependent from now on.
W: So I suppose you need this loan bemuse you want to set up a business of your own.
M: Well, no. I want to buy a weekend cottage, actually.
W: A cottage? I’m sorry, Mr. Parrott, I don’t think we can help you.