She watched him with almost a deadpan expression, looking between him and the food. She took a few bites of food and then got up to help him with the books. Ruth was determined by then, arms akimbo for a moment as she paused in shelving. What could she do? With a sigh, she thought about sticking a book in the wrong place on purpose to see if that would get him out of his deep concentration. But she didn't. "Ye know... ye have a lot of books, sir." She paused and slid a book in place, glancing around to see how much work they had left in truth. "But they aren't goin' anywhere," she continued, shelving two more books in that timeframe.