The pause that stretches while he looks Fox over may be filled by further prattle; he’s disengaged, no longer closely following past measuring sentence breaks for an opportunity to interrupt with an even:
“Would you fetch me a fresh glass of wine, Mister Fox?”
no subject
The pause that stretches while he looks Fox over may be filled by further prattle; he’s disengaged, no longer closely following past measuring sentence breaks for an opportunity to interrupt with an even:
“Would you fetch me a fresh glass of wine, Mister Fox?”
He presses the point with eye contact. Expectant.