Birds are hollow-boned, however, so when she nudges into him he moves aside with the contact - thankfully not falling into the pot of boiling water that is reserved for their dinner guests.
"It would not be so much of a problem," he says. "But the boy was...tricky."
He had to confront the child to get his attention. Some of them don't need confronting, simply fetching.
As she drops the first batch of lobsters into the pot, he's refilling his glass. He will move to hers, next.
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Date: 2012-03-02 07:05 am (UTC)"It would not be so much of a problem," he says. "But the boy was...tricky."
He had to confront the child to get his attention. Some of them don't need confronting, simply fetching.
As she drops the first batch of lobsters into the pot, he's refilling his glass. He will move to hers, next.