He seemed genuinely surprised when I asked him what he wanted to know instead of me following the script in his head. I suppose he could have been acting, but

He seemed genuinely surprised when I asked him what he wanted to know instead of me following the script in his head. I suppose he could have been acting, but I don’t think so. Looking back, I think he was expecting me to act like a vendor salesman promising the world in hopes of getting a commission.