"You go in while I distract her," you tell Kirill, and he nods.
You find Mrs. McGlynn in the kitchen grabbing a pitcher of lemonade from the fridge.
"So I really liked the summer reading!" you tell her.
"Oh? What did you like about it?" she asks.
"It was very informative," you say, and you realize that what you did read of the book, you didn't retain very well. "I've always been interested in the Civil War."
She looks at you funny and you know you've messed up. "Do you mean the Revolutionary War? Because the book didn't cover the Civil War."
"Ah, yes," you say, but it's no good and you're out of things to say.
She grabs the tray of snacks and lemonade and heads right into the living room. The door to the room is still open with Kirill inside when she gets there.
"What are you doing?" she asks him.
He jumps, and turns around. "Ah, sorry, it's just that your house is very beautiful and old and I was interested in seeing it."
"So you went opening closed doors without asking?" she says. "I was hoping for more out of my future students. You'd better take a seat," she tells him, and he does what she says.
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