Eureka! - The Coconut Chronicles: Two Guys, One Caribbean Dream House - page 37

First sight of our dream house
“It's a fabulous property,” Armando enthused when I climbed back into his car. “I've
always loved it.”
I remembered Michael's entreaty not to appear too keen.
“Yes, it seems nice enough.”
Armando laughed.
“Oh come on, it's nicer than just nice.”
“Well,” I allowed, “it has great views.”
“Stupendous.”
His English really was very good.
“The owners are an old couple with a retarded daughter,” he went on, then stopped him-
self. “Oops, we're not supposed to say that word “retarded” anymore, right?”
In fact, his English was so good I was having a hard time keeping up.
“Right,” I agreed. “I think people say mentally challenged instead.”
A short pause.
“Oh, okay. A mentally challenged daughter.”
“How sad.”
Another pause.
“Somehow that doesn't sound right.”