[Everyone loves awkward silences. This one will continue for a while, but eventually, Fenimore gives up on reading. Later, she'll probably appreciate how thorough it is, but the length of the sections on what feels like trivial facts right now--she isn't even near to finding section VI on the experiments--is just infuriating now.
She pushes the book away without looking up at Shirley.] ...Can I read it later? [She's trying to keep herself under control--she doesn't want to take it out on Shirley, because she's not sure whether she'll be able to stop herself--so her voice is a little quieter than normal. She sounds a bit numb, although with some hints of how upset she is.]
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She pushes the book away without looking up at Shirley.] ...Can I read it later? [She's trying to keep herself under control--she doesn't want to take it out on Shirley, because she's not sure whether she'll be able to stop herself--so her voice is a little quieter than normal. She sounds a bit numb, although with some hints of how upset she is.]