Eden laughs, wending her way between people to find a table for two. "That's a mouthful," she says. "I'm not sure I even dare to try. Komen, though, I think I can remember that. Komen. Zitten." She laughs again, wrinkling up her nose self-consciously at the new words. It's probable she'll just forget them before she ever has a chance to meet Bear, if she ever even does, but she likes to try. It's fun to feel the way new words sit in her mouth.

Verblijf might be well beyond her, though.