[Chise noted his response, but didn’t call him out for it. After all, she was much the same. Instead, she smiled, placing the book and extra knitting needles set in his hands.]

I’m the same. How about this then? I’ve memorized most of the stitches I’ll need in this book for my current projects. Would you like to borrow it and learn them yourself? It doesn’t inconvenience me at all, I promise.

[She added the last bit, anticipating that it might have been a concern Basil voiced - much like herself.]