"And the problem with you French is that everything is as a grand party," Hans snapped, thinking of how irritating that quality had become of late.
"Everything is all fun and games and merriment until the time comes to be serious, and then you just give that Gallic shrug and answer nothing about anything at all and then one day you are just up and gone and there is the end of it."
Of course, he was speaking of Marie-Pierre more than anything, but he waved his hands in a frustrated gesture as if it made sense to the situation at hand.