"Earl Grey all right for you again?" he asked, before calling over to the assistant. The young woman looked a lot happier about him now, probably because of the friendly company he now shared.
"So which Englishman came first?" he enquired when the fresh pot of tea had been brought over for them. "The husband or the employer? Sorry if I'm being nosy. I don't really know that many people. I was... away for a while. I got to know the owner of this bookshop when I came last time, but other than her I don't have many people to talk to."