Ami's response is a completely disbelieving look. It's like Robert can't even comprehend that he's just been told he can own this book - this wonderful, wonderful repository of knowledge, an edition not available to the public, an expense that would be half his paycheque - for nothing whatsoever.

This can't be real. There has to be some kind of string attached.

"... Truly?" he asks again, hoping that the shake in his voice doesn't betray his bewildered confusion to the extent he feels it does.