He smiled charmingly at her. "I'll take that as a yes. Let's start first with the letters..." He produced a pen from nowhere and started writing on the page, apparently unconcerned. He explained each letter, then started reading the page out loud to her, showing how the letters were used. After he'd repeated a few letters to her and read the first few sentences with her, he nodded slightly. "So, do you think you can read this sentence with a little help?" he asked gently.