Hi Mary,

It is a great idea of yours to eat [?] instead of the usual office party, but it is necessary to book weeks in advance in order to be able to get [?] the "Taj Mahal" . Anyway , I've rung [?] the other Indian restaurants in town and eventually got us in here. I don't have much cash with me. Could you pay my share of the bill tonight? I ´ll settle [?] with you tomorrow.

Please, if the bill amounts to more than expected, don't divide the check [?] equal shares, let´s see what everybody eats and let´s ask them to pay for their food..