If there was any awkwardness in Cary's actions, Lily did not perceive it at all. She wasn't one to pay attention to certain details, at times. Lily kept smiling as she pushed herself from the railings to shake Cary's hand, still smiling. "I'm from Britain. Norwich. And yourself?"
From his accent Lily had gathered he probably was British, too, but since she wasn't any sort of expert on accents, she thought asking would be better than assuming.