“I understood you were just passing through,” he said. “We have no hotel here in Margrave and I imagined you would find no opportunity to stay.”
“If he knows, he’ll tell me,” I said to him. “A question like that, it’s how you ask it, right?”
“I’ve got no idea,” I said. “Probably. He was a smart guy. He probably knew bits and pieces of Latin. I’m not sure.”
“Can’t you just ignore him?” I said. “Just do what needs doing?”
“OK, make a note, he’s said nothing,” he grunted. “Let’s go.”
He was intrigued. He was losing the game.