It's tempting. But he knows he's slow-witted, that he's foolish and
ignorant. It'll be humiliating, having to expose that to Elizabeth - and
frustrating for her, to watch him fumble through his attempts to understand
something she clearly holds so close to her heart..
"I don't mean to take up your time, Elizabeth. I'm not smart at all."
He doesn't even know what to do with that. He knows he's feeble-minded -
why would his mother have told him so every other day, if it weren't true?
- but it's not as if he can convince her. Eventually she'll just...see it.
"If you're sure. I'd...I'd like to read with you."
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Date: 2017-03-29 02:46 pm (UTC)Like it's bible study.
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Date: 2017-03-29 02:53 pm (UTC)"Oh - "
It's tempting. But he knows he's slow-witted, that he's foolish and ignorant. It'll be humiliating, having to expose that to Elizabeth - and frustrating for her, to watch him fumble through his attempts to understand something she clearly holds so close to her heart..
"I don't mean to take up your time, Elizabeth. I'm not smart at all."
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Date: 2017-03-29 02:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-03-29 03:20 pm (UTC)He doesn't even know what to do with that. He knows he's feeble-minded - why would his mother have told him so every other day, if it weren't true? - but it's not as if he can convince her. Eventually she'll just...see it.
"If you're sure. I'd...I'd like to read with you."