

“By the way, what exactly is corporal punishment?”
“My older daughter’s idea, as usual! She went to a nursery, selected the plants, bought them and laid them out yesterday.”
“What was it about?”
“From where, Button?”
“What about it?”
“I guess because she’s had a very insecure past and after having been abandoned and tortured, Dost is the one person she feels secure with.”
“I remember distinctly.”
“Button, do you agree with me that conversation and silence can be equally powerful?”