[He reads the back of the bottle of adhesive and pockets it, and after a few more moments moving down along the shelf he comes across a small black box with a latch. This he pulls out and sets on the floor in front of him, noting meanwhile that there is a hinge half-way down the back side of the object. The top half probably lifts up to reveal the contents. It is at that point that he looks up at Adele once again. The box is about a hand's span wide, and its length and depth are equal to its width.]
I do not expect so, no, but I might express an interest in this curious box.
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I do not expect so, no, but I might express an interest in this curious box.