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He answered in kind. Connie stared.
"Your accent is very good," Emily said.
"Domo arrigato. You are too kind. Certainly, it's been too many
years and I was not skilled when I practiced it regularly. Thank you."
For the first time, he took note of Connie's stare. "What?"
"When did you learn to speak Japanese?"
He shrugged. "About five years before I met you. I was going to
Tokyo for a conference and planned to turn it into a vacation."
"You learned to speak Japanese on a vacation?"
"No, no, no." He laughed. "I took a couple of Berlitz courses,
first. I figured if I was to be a guest in the country, I should learn
enough of the language to get by and make friends."
"Oh." Anna smiled. It was brittle. "Well, let's sit down -- " She
gestured toward the sectional. "Jerry, maybe we could have a fire
A silence fell over the quartet as the three woman sat, Kim and
...(cont.)
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