"If they seem to be improving her knowledge of the language, I have no qualms." He said, fingers slipping from the globe. "And I'm very thankful that you have managed to inspire Isaac to work so hard. His previous Latin tutor found the task quite tedious." He smiled slightly, "Ancient languages have never been my forte, I was worried it might be an inherited problem." He explained.
"I have to tell you that checking on my children's progress was not my reason for coming to speak to you, Mr Fairchild." Although he didn't know what the reason was. He had felt the compulsion during a meeting with the guild of shippers and merchants, and had hurriedly closed the meeting half an hour before he should have. Now he was here, however, his mind was at a blank, although his heart was hammering.