[It does, in a detached sort of way. One supposes that if it was human, it would be emphasizing, here; and yes, it calculates that to offer support, sympathy, would provoke the best results.
But it offers neither of these. It reminds itself that it is not interfering with Elizabeth, here; it is observing. To do that, its own provocation must be minimal. So it nods again, and, quietly;]
no subject
But it offers neither of these. It reminds itself that it is not interfering with Elizabeth, here; it is observing. To do that, its own provocation must be minimal. So it nods again, and, quietly;]
I understand what, but not why.