Because of the way that the ractive was hooked up, she didn't get direct 
feedback from her counterpart on the other end. She assumed it was a little 
girl. But she couldn't hear the girl's voice. Miranda was presented with 
screens of text to be read, and she read them. But she could tell that this 
process of probing and focusing was being directed by the girl. She had seen 
this during her governess days. She knew that on the other end of this 
connection was a little girl insatiably asking why. So she put a little gush of 
enthusiasm into her voice at the beginning of each line, as if she were 
delighted that the question had been asked.