[ It would be the truest shade in the world, but it's probably for the best that she doesn't mention it right away. But what she's saying is true, even if it's gently poking holes in both his vanity and his attempt at coping methods, and he makes a frustrated little "I give up" sort of hand gesture. ]

It's a struggle, really — being caught between the desire to know the ending, or at least to skip over the boring parts, and then on the other hand the thrill of the unknown.