“How shall I put it?" Claudius muses aloud. "Well, if we ever happen to play cards against each other, this is my tell. My hands twitch whenever I'm agitated, one way or another." He demonstrates, holding up one hand, fluttering the fingers. "It's one of the reasons why -- outside of target practice -- I've never been able to fire a gun. But I'm quite accustomed to hiding it. The tell is when I put my hands beneath the table, or behind my back. I would keep also my voice level, my face calm ... all to the end of suppressing some emotion. Suppressing and expressing emotions at once I find rather difficult. When Shen Teh’s speech turns heated, my instinct is to show it in my hands. But I suppose that’s why it’s acting.”
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