[There's much and more that he would like to ask Odile, to engage her in deep discussions regarding the nature of time and the genres of books she's read, to hear what tales and thoughts she has to share about her life and various encounters. At this moment, understanding the weight of the gift she's given the group at large, he settles for something that might bridge the two of them.]

. . . Cannot see color, you say? I was in a similar situation once, though I suspect our circumstances to be a departure from one another.