He smiled and carried on,
“Now I know that the people of my country will be deeply touched that you are able to speak their language.”
Pythia looked up at him and replied,
“I can assure you, Major Danilo, that I intend to work very hard so that I cannot only speak Vultarnian but also understand the problems of the people of Vultarnia. I intend to be word perfect in your language, which is soon to be my language!”
She knew as she saw the expression in the Major’s eyes that he was both thrilled and delighted with her.
The next day the sea was very rough in the Bay of Biscay.
However, it did not prevent them from working hard to approach as near as they could Pythia’s idea of perfection in the language.
She also plied the Ambassador and his wife with questions about the country and ine
