That is because she had neither an editor nor any sense.

[ He's not particularly fond of the work and he reads the notes with careful scrutiny. He can't say he agrees with all of them, not in their entirety, but there are some things here that he thinks he can allow himself to add to his own notations. Some careful thoughts, some interesting things, something to consider later. ]

It is of interest to me, but I have made no formal commitments yet.

[ And he has not been sought out nor invited, so he is content to do his own work for a little while longer. ]