A translator. Perhaps for the Ministry, which was never a particular thrill – but a man who travelled was already more interesting and enviable than most. It was something of a pity to her, personally, that of all the places in the world her father’s work had entrenched him so well into damp, muddy Wales.
She raised her eyebrows at his shared like of competition – he did seem the sort to rise to any challenge – and accepted the whiskey. She did not try it yet, but held in her grasp the stronger, richer smell of it was wafting towards her, and already made the champagne seem terribly bland. “I do,” she assured Mr. Hudson, eyeing him curiously.
She raised her eyebrows at his shared like of competition – he did seem the sort to rise to any challenge – and accepted the whiskey. She did not try it yet, but held in her grasp the stronger, richer smell of it was wafting towards her, and already made the champagne seem terribly bland. “I do,” she assured Mr. Hudson, eyeing him curiously.
