[It's better, honestly. Not because he can't see the look on Bastien's face, but because of what's said if only to fill otherwise dead air— and how off guard the truth of it catches him.]
...I...
[Hm.]
I suppose you might be right.
[A pause, then, as though determined to switch tack:]
no subject
...I...
[Hm.]
I suppose you might be right.
[A pause, then, as though determined to switch tack:]
But maybe not more than what you have, I think.