Visitor: a Foreigner Novel
“Bjorn had not been part of the association on Earth, and besides being oldest, Bjorn had had to argue with his father just to come to tea. Maybe, Cajeiri thought, that was what made him sit so worried and quiet.
He had invited them, with mani’s permission. He had gone down the hall and brought them himself, hoping they would talk more freely without their parents on the edge of the conversation, but Bjorn had turned glum and the others were clearly uncomfortable and making small talk around... him. The three who had been his guests asked after Boji, asked after staff and people they knew, all such things as he could answer, and Bjorn just sat in silence that grew less and less comfortable, staring into his teacup, taking only an occasional sip, ignoring the nice teacakes.
The others talked in Ragi—they were here to talk in Ragi, and it seemed wrong to talk ship-speak in mani’s sitting room; but for the most part they generally used little words, words surely Bjorn remembered, careful to keep it simple.MoreLess
He had invited them, with mani’s permission. He had gone down the hall and brought them himself, hoping they would talk more freely without their parents on the edge of the conversation, but Bjorn had turned glum and the others were clearly uncomfortable and making small talk around... him. The three who had been his guests asked after Boji, asked after staff and people they knew, all such things as he could answer, and Bjorn just sat in silence that grew less and less comfortable, staring into his teacup, taking only an occasional sip, ignoring the nice teacakes.
The others talked in Ragi—they were here to talk in Ragi, and it seemed wrong to talk ship-speak in mani’s sitting room; but for the most part they generally used little words, words surely Bjorn remembered, careful to keep it simple.MoreLess
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