The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of an acquaintance…

Jei M.: As I had suspected, my ability to read people’s emotions is pretty terrible – my score was 13/36.
Can You Read People’s Emotions? (Quiz)
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/well-quiz-the-mind-behind-the-eyes/?_r=0
Julia B.: 33/36 for me. Holy smokes.
Rayn: I got a score of 34/36. Interestingly enough, I’ve always struggled with eye contact.
Daniel Sv.: Rayn, can you read emotions by lips then?
Rayn: No, Daniel, but according to this quiz, I have an strong ability to “read” the emotions of others through their eyes. Personally, I’d call it more of a “feeling” than a “reading,” though.