She handed Dom one of her pieces and as he read it, he was quite impressed by it. She still hadn't said a word, so he assumed that she's deaf or mute, either meant that he wasn't getting any sound from her. He reached into the inside pocket of his coat and began fishing for a piece of paper. It came within his fingers and he pulled it out, unfolding it in front of her. He held it out for her so that she may read it, being a fellow writer.  Even though what she showed him was poetry, he still felt that the introductory chapter to one of his novels that he gave her was still relevant. It was mainly a sci-fi piece because that is what Dom's mind felt most comfortable with.