[That slight pause is noted, because Henry misses very little when he’s paying proper attention—and what else is he going to pay attention to right now, anyhow?—and while curious, he can’t be sure what to attribute it to.]

That. Cracking eggs without getting shells in them. How high to heat the stove, and for how long. Any of it.

[Small things to some, unattainable to others.]

Those in-charge at the lab didn’t care about teaching anyone to cook. Priorities were elsewhere.