Reader-What's wrong? You can't interrupt me now!

Book-Tim's speech is longer than the allowed maximum.

Reader-Are you serious?

Book-You are allowed 400 words. You have written 417. If you exceed the maximum by 5 percent the session will terminate. Would you like to rewrite it? I can suggest many condensations which would improve it considerably.

Reader-Don't you dare. Can you increase the allowed maximum?

Book-Not for a Class 3 reader.

Reader-But that's stupid.

Book-I don't make the rules. What shall I do?

Reader-Respond to my speech.