Can 'Do you know how long we've been here? he asked one morning as they sat facing each other at breakfast.' be viewed as neither a logical extension nor a contradiction of 'They were both enjoying a good conversation as they sat with each other at breakfast.  '
Do you know how long we've been here? he asked one morning as they sat facing each other at breakfast.###They were both enjoying a good conversation as they sat with each other at breakfast.  