"'God, Tommy, these must take so much concentration. I'm surprised you can see well enough in here to do all this tiny stuff." pg 187
Tommy unveils his much awaited artwork and Kathy's first reaction is to complement his eyesight. For some reason, Kahty held back her opinion of how fantastic the animals were. The understatement made a nervous Tommy even more vulnerable. Of course she eventually tells him the works are really good, but she was reluctant to because of all the ruckus his art caused in the past. She remembered that moment all too well, and she also remembered how horrendous Tommy's art was back then, so she was probably blind sided to see something magnificent come from Tommy's pencil. Kathy's repeated understatement regarding Tommy's art gave Ruth support on bashing Tommy's work. Kathy obviously kept her feelings in as to not give Ruth the wrong opinion about her and Tommy, but because Kathy wasn't true to her feelings her words were the apex of the Hailsham kids' last fight.
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