Emmeline listened, smiling when he said things weren't boring. "But were you ever able to sit down and just read a book?" she asked. "Or were you never interested in that?" Not reading, not having time to read, would be the ultimate torture to put her through. From reports to books, she read everything she could get her hands on.
"What was the best thing about growing up the way you did? And the worst?" And all right so maybe she was just avoiding thinking about Marlene, but at least it was working.