It wasn’t designed to sound impressive.

We wanted it to remain useful after the excitement surrounding the hearing faded.

Clarence spent most of the meeting silently sorting stamped envelopes.

When Sylvia described the need for adults to read with children after school, he lifted one hand.

“I could read out loud,” he offered.

“My eyesight isn’t good enough for small print, but I can manage the big books.”

“What sort of books do you like?” Sylvia asked.