The omniscient narrator speaks in the present tense and is a dispassionate observer. The conquest of karma lies in intelligent action and dispassionate reaction. Gibbon's tone was detached, dispassionate, and yet critical. The detached, dispassionate tone in the lyrics has invited alternative interpretations. While Holmes can be dispassionate and cold, during an investigation he is animated and excitable. These works also share with Richter's an apparent randomness and thus apparently dispassionate attitude. Prosecutors are bound by a sets of rules which outline fair and dispassionate conduct. Farrell found the book ambitious in its goals and dispassionate in its approach. They discuss their previous relationship in dispassionate terms, before the conversation turns to Chiara. The description repeats images, is dispassionate and warps logic, according to Strychacz. In the first scene described by these stanzas, an anonymous, dispassionate army listens. At school, news reporters interview Maggie and Tony, who seem dispassionate. And I was quite dispassionate, actually. Kimmage has also described his difficulty with being dispassionate on the issue. He is assisted by a nurse, the dispassionate Anna Hedler.