“A penny for your thoughts?” asked Notos, who had remained behind with her.
“That’s very good English,” Carrie said, wondering if he even knew what a penny was.
“Oh I love all those English sayings. Bottoms up; it never rains but it pours; how’s your father?” He winked.
“So, do you get lots of English-speaking visitors? Are there any here now?” Carrie wondered if she might bump into the Prime Minister or the President of the U.S.
“We do get quite a few, but not here. Mostly they go to slightly warmer zones, where it’s prettier.”
“This place is lovely.”
“Hmm, it isn’t bad, but in the tourist areas there are mountains, lakes, beaches etcetera.”
“Oh yes, I saw them in my briefing. So is this a government area?”
“It is governmental, but there’s little call for government on Dandrobia.
