Thank you. h[ e takes the brooch back and holds it in his hand as his eyes turn from her to sweep along the other figures on the table. he picks one that is feather-shaped next, and oh after that there is an egg within a nest set of earrings. he's clearly going for a theme with his choices. ]

Your life back home was limited then? There is nothing wrong with modesty but only if it's a choice and not a forced one.

[ a glance in her direction as he considers her words intending to piece together who, what, where, why— integral questions that will help dostoevsky understand her. ]