That delicious young lady is reading a very old edition. The "comment" is snarky, he should check out Atlas enthusiast Naomi Brockwell and tell me she's ugly!

I was hoping that it was the way you said rather than 'here. Look like you're reading this so I can take your picture.' The investigator 'it's not all as it appears' in me jumped to the fore.

I'm sure that they are asked, "Hey, can I take a picture of you and that book you are reading?"

I'm sure that there are about a hundred of people on the New Your subway reading Marx.