Renting a boat
Mark introduced himself to the boat-rental man politely. He was accustomed to engaging in small talk before negotiating a deal.
Jennifer thought his rituals were embarrassing at times but effective the majority of the time. He had to share some bad news.
They had to wait
Sorry to tell you, but all of my boats have been out on the water. You’ll need to wait for one boat to come back before you can go out.
They wanted to know what was going on. They played games by the water to pass the time.
