"That seems to have been a mistake of our steward."
"But you speak the language."
"Yes, I speak it."
"You must speak it very well."
"Probably."
"Have you lived much in France?"
"Oh, on and off."
"Had a position over there?"
It seemed to be my turn to ask a question. I shot him a quick glance. "What sort of position do you mean?"
"Oh, I didn't know but what you might have been in a shop or an office—"