She nodded, pausing in eating to listen to what the older woman had to say. She set her spoon down for the moment and had a thoughtful look upon her face. "It is like he is in his own world most of the time. As I was puttin' books away with him, I chatted but he didn't have much to say until I got his attention about food, then he was distracted until Jacob got hungry." She paused to take a bite of food and chewed pensively for a moment. "He cares more about others than himself it seems."