But Henri didn’t want to be away from his family. This was his first marriage, and he was determined to be a good husband and father. So in February 1937, he transferred to a new job on dry land as an intelligence officer and moved into the small house in Tsingtao. His presence had a calming effect on Jane, and despite the fact that they had spent a total of maybe three months together since they had met, their relationship appeared to be compatible. In addition to speaking Japanese fluently, Henri also dabbled in Russian, German, and French.

