Putting forth the right image is all in the detail. That's just one of many things Cal has been drilled on from childhood. Saying things, or pointedly not saying them, isn't enough by itself.

There might be a very telling reason why the real Cal, so rebellious in private, doesn't seem to know how to control his body language as convincingly as this one does.

"That must be why Mother took an interest," he says brightly. "She does a little of that herself."

Violet would, in fact, approve of that phrasing. She prefers that her role in keeping Reed's career well-oiled be downplayed. Best just to be seen as the supportive wife.