Mr. Ofstein. We said a few words in Russian to each other—I would more or less ask him or tell him, "Good morning" and ask him how he was feeling or some other things like that, and he would respond and usually make a criticism on my ability to speak the language.
Mr. Jenner. He would make criticism—was that a friendly criticism on his part?
Mr. Ofstein. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. It wasn't ridicule?
Mr. Ofstein. No, sir.
Mr. Jenner. All right; go ahead.
Mr. Ofstein. And he seemed very happy of the fact that I was able to speak a little Russian, and he seemed to enjoy that more than any of the other things down there.
Mr. Jenner. With regard to your facility with the language, did you have a greater facility to understand it when spoken by someone else than you did with reading it or speaking it yourself?
Mr. Ofstein. Yes, sir.
Mr. Jenner. And did he speak to you in Russian from time to time?