"Sorry," she laughed and went much more slowly the next time through. Sometimes she forgot that it wasn't natural for most anyone. She had been learning since before she was two, and James had been learning for all of eight minutes.
"No, no!" She laughed, amazed that she had forgotten to mention it. "The alphabet is just for names and if you don't know the sign of a word." A bright look came over her face. "Here! We can have a little chat with what've learned. This means What's your Name." She made a couple signs to indicate what she said - slowly so he could see them - and waited for him to sign back.