Where does this conversation probably take place?

W: Are you being severed, sir? What can I do for you?
M: No, I’m trying to get this book renewed. You know it’s so helpful that I can’t finish my research paper without it.

W: How did you like the performance?
M: Generally speaking, it was very good. The part of the maid was played beautifully, but you thought the man who played the lawyer was too dramatic to be realistic.