What he was really curious about was how much latitude he'd be allowed. He understood that they were giving him lots of things, and he knew that such things came with a catch. It was obvious that they were working as hard as they could to get a home for him and Kate ready, and it was equally plain that his responsibility in the deal was to sit through the language lessons and not complain; to learn their language so that he could fulfill whatever they imagined his duties to be.