place. “Sir Henri was born in Swendway, so he has a very strong Finnish accent.”
“Oh,” I replied. “And does he speak much English?”
Henri piped up. “English, no, no.” He didn’t seem embarrassed though. Instead he laughed it off.
“How are we supposed to get to know each other?”
The translator turned to Henri. “Miten saat tuntemaan toisensa?”
Henri pointed to the translator, who answered, “Through me, it seems.”
“Okay. Well. Umm.” I wasn’t prepared for this. Was it rude for me to dismiss him? Interacting with these people one-on-one was going to be awkward enough. I wasn’t prepared for a third person.
In that instant Henri’s application popped back into my mind. That was why some of the words were spelled wrong. He was guessing at them.
“Thank you. It’s very nice to meet you, too, Henri.”
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