Jenny opens the door. It's Ben. They look at each other a moment. Then Ben asks "Can I come in?" Jenny looks at him another moment, then opens the door fully. Ben steps in, and casually looks around.
Questions:
1) Is the sentence in bold perfect as it is?
2) Can I place "casually" where I have?
anonymous 1) Is the sentence in bold perfect as it is? It works like it is. An alternative would be: Jenny looks at him for another moment, then opens the door the rest of the way .
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anonymous1) Is the sentence in bold perfect as it is?
It works like it is. An alternative would be:
Jenny looks at him for another moment, then opens the door the rest of the way.
anonymous2) Can I place "casually" where I have?
Yes, that's where I would put it.