After ten years apart, Daniel and Polly have a lot of catching up to do. As they talk, Daniel avoids asking her why she left, suddenly unable to hold her accountable or accuse her of abandoning him. However, this feeling of abandonment lurks just beneath the surface, as Daniel balks at how “perfect” Polly’s life sounds. As if to punish her, then, he switches to English, thereby changing the power dynamics so that she’s the one who has to strain to speak, not him. In this regard, he acts on his feelings of resentment.