
It was very difficult to understand him at first, since (aside from the noise in the bar) he spoke extremely fast, in short clipped syllables and long sentences, with an accent I failed to recognize. However, after a short while (and a few mugs of Jazz Juice, the local brew), as I started to get the Count's speech patterns in my ear, I found him to be genuinely erudite and our conversation stimulating.
Shall we go? The Count is expecting us.