Annoyance is a delicious treat, best served with tea and cookies. He sits and listens seemingly ignoring Hattie entirely. It was her idea to have this interview after all, why she chose to come he wasn't exactly sure, perhaps to help ensure nothing bad happened.
"I see, well how accustomed are you to the inner workings of an establishment similar to an inn?"
He pauses for a moment and looks at a paper briefly, and quite cheerfully adds.
"The reading and writing is not overly important, unless you are applying to a secretary position, but I am sure you have been working hard to perfect it. I'm more interested in some of your previous experience in the city."
Which he had learned about after he had agreed to the interview.
He is a jerkface
"I see, well how accustomed are you to the inner workings of an establishment similar to an inn?"
He pauses for a moment and looks at a paper briefly, and quite cheerfully adds.
"The reading and writing is not overly important, unless you are applying to a secretary position, but I am sure you have been working hard to perfect it. I'm more interested in some of your previous experience in the city."
Which he had learned about after he had agreed to the interview.