[The first impulse is to nod. That matches against some of the echoes in his bones that can't be entirely dispelled by the vague sensation someone was proud of him. The second impulse, as ever, is to lapse into silence and simply mull over it.
The third impulse, however, is to abruptly bring his mulling back out loud, hopefully without causing anyone to drop any jars.]
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The third impulse, however, is to abruptly bring his mulling back out loud, hopefully without causing anyone to drop any jars.]
Those are quite different propositions.