"That's true too. It's not something that everyone could guess."
And even then he hadn't been sure. It's been years since he spent time studying modern languages and his English these days was appalling no thanks to how little he needed to use it. Tourists, he had found, really liked to show off their lack of understanding Mandarin all the time.
He wanted his cigarettes to occupy his hands with. He frown down at the table, his fingers twitching as he tried teasing out the memory.
"I'm not sure what it's about - it's been years since college and my English classes. The teacher used it as a kind of teaching tool to help with the sounds... it just goes 'How doth the little crocodile improve his shining tail, and pour the waters of the Nile on every golden scale! How cheerfully he seems to grin, how neatly spreads his claws, and welcomes little fishes in, with gently smiling jaws!'"
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And even then he hadn't been sure. It's been years since he spent time studying modern languages and his English these days was appalling no thanks to how little he needed to use it. Tourists, he had found, really liked to show off their lack of understanding Mandarin all the time.
He wanted his cigarettes to occupy his hands with. He frown down at the table, his fingers twitching as he tried teasing out the memory.
"I'm not sure what it's about - it's been years since college and my English classes. The teacher used it as a kind of teaching tool to help with the sounds... it just goes 'How doth the little crocodile improve his shining tail, and pour the waters of the Nile on every golden scale! How cheerfully he seems to grin, how neatly spreads his claws, and welcomes little fishes in, with gently smiling jaws!'"