"No! No, no, no. Come back now. Inside. Not busy, look." Arthur swept the book off the desk and onto the floor. If he looked at any more words, he was pretty sure his brain would liquify and drip out of his ears.
"How are you? What interesting things are happening outside of these dusty old pages? Bring me news from the outside world!" True, Arthur had only been in the study for a few hours today, but it felt like weeks.