In the book "Finding Audrey" by Sophie Kinsella, there is a tense interaction between two characters, Linus and the narrator. Linus expresses regret for a pause he made mid-sentence, but the narrator insists that he should not apologize. The narrator's reaction indicates that the pause felt more significant than a simple interruption; it created an uncomfortable situation where she felt compelled to react not to Linus's actual words, but to the...