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Lucy...that was a good name. It sounded a bit like Marisol's sister's name, Lucía. This Lucy seemed a bit hyper. Now she was asking Mari a bunch of questions that she couldn't understand or answer. But of course she could try.
"I'm Spanish. Seville. Thank you." The eleven year-old laughed stiffly, although she wasn't that kind of girl. Not usually, at least.
"Book". Didn't that mean something you read? And "potion", that was easy, because it sounds like its Spanish cognate. Now Marisol really did smile proudly. Boy, did Lucy like to talk, but her companion didn't mind.
"Eh, no potion. Hard! I like books, I suppose." She must sound like some uneducated cavewoman. If only Lucy could speak to her in Spanish. Well, they'd make the best of it.
So Marisol is Spanish, Penelope thought. She had learned some Spanish from her cousin or second cousin or whatever he was. "Me gusta tu nombre. Marisol es un nombre muy bonito. ¿Qué te gusta?" (I like your name. Marisol is a very beautiful name. What do you like?), Penelope said to Marisol. "I haven't really tried making potions yet," she said to Lucy. "Is anyone hungry? I have extra sandwiches."