[He pour some new water for himself. As he mixes in a spoonful of the marmalade, he adds,]
I thought it might be more useful to you to start with reading. Numbers have a lot of applications, but I assume you know enough to get by day-to-day, and the complex parts take some working up to. Reading is likely going to offer more immediate rewards, unless you feel strongly otherwise.
[It's an opening; he's certainly willing to modify his approach. They're her lessons, after all.
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[He pour some new water for himself. As he mixes in a spoonful of the marmalade, he adds,]
I thought it might be more useful to you to start with reading. Numbers have a lot of applications, but I assume you know enough to get by day-to-day, and the complex parts take some working up to. Reading is likely going to offer more immediate rewards, unless you feel strongly otherwise.
[It's an opening; he's certainly willing to modify his approach. They're her lessons, after all.