"The offer is appreciated, but I will be all right for now," he replies. His English comes more easily, and look at him, employing colloquialisms and everything! Fëanáro marks his place - though it is convenient that each page is marked with a numeral, and he does not think that he will forget - and joins Clark in the barn below.

"I hope you are prepared for questions, Clark. There are many cultural references and literary allusions in the book that I lack the context for."