"When I studied English, we began with colors. Latin, with numbers. I think that most systems of study begin with something basic like that." The shyness and unsure quality to her smiled didn't escape him, but he felt confident enough that his point had been made. And he truly did mean every word. Even were such things as titles not counter to his Republican ideals, they really were equals in this situation. Their relationship was mutually beneficial with neither holding more or less over the other. In essence, it was an ideal contract, one of which he was please to be apart. "Perhaps, though, it might be useful to know how it is pronounced. Are the words more similar sounding to French or to English?"