The problem is, I'll see more than surface thoughts if you did that.

Only those surface thoughts were there, the words of the letter he was writing.

It did not seem he could peer far below the surface thoughts, if at all.

You'll just have to hope that if surface thoughts leak past, he won't be able to understand them yet.

I can read only surface thoughts, and this is deep.

All you have to do is read his surface thoughts.

I reached out with my mind and was just barely able to read their surface thoughts.

Her ability to read his surface thoughts had always bothered him.

Oh, and as for the other thing, don't worry- I can only read your surface thoughts.

All of the stranger's surface thoughts were open to them for that time period.